A jury concluded on Aug. 10 that exposure to the herbicide Roundup caused Dewayne Johnson’s cancer and ordered the company to pay $289 million in damages. Thousands more claims are pending.
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New findings show that the numbers of cubs a cheetah is able to rear is lower in areas that receive lots of tourists.
Muslim women and men are choosing to wear Islamic clothing in the face of rising religious hatred.
Apple became the world’s ‘biggest’ company because of its sky-high valuation. But in the past, the largest companies were known for more meaningful metrics such as revenue and number of employes.
With California suffering another devastating wildfire year, more people are wondering about whether and how global warming is contributing. A climate scientist explains.
Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world, but over the last four centuries it has aged and darkened from pollution.
The ongoing diplomatic spat between Canada and Saudi Arabia will hurt Canada if the kingdom intensifies its aggressive retaliation measures.
Argentina’s Senate voted down an abortion bill 38-31 after a 16-hour debate. The Catholic Church thanked senators for defending ‘life,’ but ever more Catholics here insist on women’s right to choose.
Liberia’s rural communities have long been suffering land grabs by international palm oil producers.
The Amazon’s largest dam is nearly complete. But the social and environmental costs of huge hydropower projects are just not worth it.
Interviewees report being told their identity is just a ‘phase’.
Since US universities once stood at the forefront of the eugenics movement and its racist ideas, they should right the wrongs of the past by pursuing diversity on campus, two scholars argue.
American Sikhs have been the target of many racist attacks. An expert explains the Sikh faith and its history in the United States.
It is important to understand that African diaspora constitute complex and multiplicitous identities.
We all think men are at it way more than they are. But estimates of how much nooky young women are getting are basically ludicrous.
Without change, the trajectory of growth and development in the world will remain consistent with that of the past 80 years.
Gender based violence should not be addressed only once it has happened, by jailing offenders. Prevention is just as important.
All Eritrean men between the ages of 18 – 50 have to serve in the army for more than 20 years, forcing thousands to flee. But things look set to change.
The international aid sector’s use of languages needs to change if it is serious about dealing with the issues raised by recent scandals.
Cells that transmit nerve impulses in the part of elephants’ brains responsible for functions such as learning and memory are structured differently from those of any other mammal.
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