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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

Whether or not a woman's health insurance will cover the emergency pill now depends in some cases on her employer's religious beliefs

Americans might support and use birth control, but the Hobby Lobby decision did not

June 30, 2014

The Borei class nuclear-powered submarine Yuri Dolgoruky arrives at the Russian Northern Fleet's naval base after tests. September 9, 2013.

Cool Finds

As the Ice Melts, Spying in the Arctic is Hitting Cold War Levels

The prospect of resources and shipping lanes has sparked tensions in the Arctic

June 12, 2014

The Baker river, one of the Patagonian waterways that would have been blocked by proposed dams.

Environmentalists are calling the decision “a land-mark”

June 12, 2014

Nearly two thirds of Americans are willing to pay more for their electricity if it means cutting carbon emissions

June 11, 2014