The Cold War provided the US with strategic and defensive advantages; some politicians also used it to push their view of what it meant to be American.
Andrew Bailey, the embattled governor of the Bank of England.
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Just in time for this year’s Nobel Prize announcements, here’s how the symbolism of a plant associated with the god Apollo lives on in modern-day laureates.
Regular elections have not translated to development in Nigeria.
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This rare procedure is offered by only a handful of centers in the US and around the world and should be used only when less invasive treatment options for OCD have been tried.
This Russian short-range cruise missile, the Iskander-K, can carry nuclear warheads for several hundred miles.
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Tactical nuclear weapons were designed to be used on the battlefield rather than for strategic defense, but that doesn’t mean there’s a plausible case for using them.
Early symptoms of gum disease include red, swollen gums, and bleeding when you brush or floss your teeth.
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Plants have evolved several ways to deal with heavy metals that might otherwise poison or kill them.
Medical staff prepare to enter a hospital isolation unit in western Uganda during a suspected Ebola outbreak in 2018.
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Our prospects of a better, fairer future are inextricably linked with the minerals and metals beneath our feet. Is it time to make peace with the industry that extracts them?
The gender wage gap persists even in the ‘sharing economy.’
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The pandemic has presented many ethical dilemmas for which there is no one right answer. Here’s how to interact with people who may have a different view from you.