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Some cities seek to change the second Monday in October to a more politically correct, inclusive holiday

October 7, 2014

Cool Finds

What Should the Price of Visiting Wilderness Be?

If passed, HR 5204 could introduce widespread fees for entering formerly free public lands

September 29, 2014

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (L) with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) on June 9, 2014

Political leaders from Canada and Australia, along with a few others, are skipping the U.N. climate summit today

September 23, 2014

In a close race, Scotland decides to stay a part of the United Kingdom

September 19, 2014

Sunscreen is currently subject to an approval process similar to that of new pharmaceuticals

September 18, 2014

The military may have capabilities others do not

September 17, 2014

Protests in August, 2014 against the Libyan parliament's decision to ask the UN to intervene in the country's current conflict.

Cool Finds

Libya’s Parliament Is Living on a Greek Ferry

Unrest in Libya has forced the government to take to the seas

September 16, 2014

The cold war over the Arctic continues

September 12, 2014

Mine resistant ambush protected vehicles in their natural habitat.

School police forces also get used military gear

September 12, 2014

New Research

Women Get More Politically Engaged When Their Senator Is Also Female

Women no longer lag far behind men in political savvy when they have a female leader to look toward

September 11, 2014

A vote that could change the direction of Scotland’s future is a little over a week away

September 10, 2014

Standing Stones, also known as "the First Stonehenge," in the Ring O Brodgar in Orkney

What the Scottish Independence Referendum Could Mean for Orkney

Sovereignty over Orkney, home to the First Stonehenge, has been debated for more than 5,000 years

September 5, 2014

David Graham, rear, with John Tee-Van, front, with one of the young pandas.

Cool Finds

How an American Missionary Helped Capture the First Panda Given to the U.S.

“Missionaries sometimes have to tackle strange and unusual jobs,” David Graham wrote.

August 18, 2014

Nurses in a Liberian hospital dressed in protective clothing to prevent the spread of Ebola

Small supplies of the drug bring up a whole host of other ethical dilemmas

August 12, 2014

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Why Do Secretaries of State Make Such Terrible Presidential Candidates?

Before the Civil War, the cabinet position was considered a stepping stone to the Chief Executive; now, not so much

August 12, 2014

The world's first climate refugees hail from Tuvalu, a Polynesian island nation.

Anthropocene

The World’s First Climate Change Refugees Were Granted Residency in New Zealand

A Tuvalese family said they can’t go home because of climate change

August 7, 2014

Cool Finds

Kiribati’s Climate Change Plan B: Buy a New Island Home

With sea levels rising, Kiribati is planning for the future by investing in a whole new island

July 15, 2014

The ship’s remains will be broken down for scrap metal

July 14, 2014

Rachel Daniel, mother of one of the abducted Nigerian school girls, holds up a picture of her still-missing daughter.

When fighting broke out, 60 women and girls seized the opportunity to flee their terrorist captors

July 7, 2014

Document Deep Dive

A Deeper Look at the Politicians Who Passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Fifty years later, a dive into what it took to make the historic legislation law

June 30, 2014