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An eyewitness to Libya’s optimism after the overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi asks how it has become a base for ISIS.
China supplanted the US as Africa’s biggest partner in 2009, but the Americans are hoping to catch up.
In the beginning, newscasters weren’t even visible to TV news viewers. With Walter Cronkite, everything changed.
With increasing knowledge and familiarity, we’ll no longer be able to identify meaningful criteria to keep these good planets down.
Regions that depend on shellfish heavily for their economy and with limited information exchange will be hit hardest by ocean acidification.
Economic research over the past 50 years shows efforts to regulate telecoms as utilities doesn’t work.
Kids are flu super spreaders, which is why locating vaccination programs in schools can protect whole communities.
Kate Daniels, the director of Vanderbilt’s creative writing program, recalls the life and work of her mentor, a man “devoted…to creating gritty and empathetic portraits of American blue collar workers.”
What makes some communities more vulnerable to the use of violence than others?
Not too long ago, state capitalism was considered a relic of the mid-20th century. Not anymore.
No matter how strong an organization’s cybersecurity, our own bad behavior could make us the “unintentional insiders” for the next big hack.
Cybersecurity at the national level requires information sharing across industries and government – emerging models how this can be done effectively.
The history of race science is a history of racist science, as epitomized by this proposed but never carried-out experiment from the early 20th century.
Innovative materials science converts waste carbon dioxide into stable, harmless baking soda in reusable “microcapsules.”
The trick is to trade on companies linked to the news, not those in the news.
Big organizations don’t always lead to lower costs or better care.
Greek and Roman historians were also known to fudge or fabricate their time in the field.
US and European policy is pushing Russia into China’s arms.
Indies to the rescue, the quiet power of foreign language films, Gen-X’s crowning moment. All – and more – are covered by our experts, who weigh in on this year’s Oscars.
Many are decrying the film as merely conservative propaganda. But American Sniper – as with many of Eastwood’s films – has a more nuanced approach that addresses modern anxieties.
The custom is confusing to customers, creates instability for workers and ironically doesn’t necessarily result in better service as intended.
Aimed at allowing drones to operate in the national airspace safely alongside manned aircraft, they’re largely favorable to commercial operators who have been waiting years for workable regs.
A school year of less than 180 days is detrimental to kids’ learning. The most disadvantaged kids lose the most when schools have to declare snow days.
Before the vaccine, we thought measles was a ‘mild’ illness. This is because vaccines drive down the number of people getting the disease while increasing our awareness of the risks.