Trump Takes a Major Step Toward Seabed Mining in International Waters
President Trump has ordered the U.S. government to take a major step toward mining vast tracts of the ocean floor,
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Who Founded Carthage? New Genetic Study Upturns Old View
Phoenicians no doubt traveled to and from Carthage, he said, and over the six or seven centuries of its Punic
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‘Bone Collector’ Caterpillars Don’t Play With Their Food. They Wear It.
Hawaii is a beautiful tropical paradise and also home to formidable creepy crawly predators. There are spiders that impale prey
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U.S. Officials to Cut Funding for Landmark Study of Women’s Health
Federal health officials plan to cut funding to the Women’s Health Initiative, effectively shuttering one of the largest and longest
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These Apes Are Matriarchal, but It Doesn’t Mean They’re Peaceful
Male domination is the natural order of things, some people say. But bonobos, primates with whom we share nearly 99
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Trump Cuts Threaten Meals and Services for People With Disabilities and the Aging
Every Monday, Maurine Gentis, a retired teacher, waits for a delivery from Meals on Wheels South Texas. “The meals help
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An E.U. Deforestation Rule Has Ethiopian Coffee Farmers Scrambling
Farmers in Africa that produce some of the world’s most prized coffee are in a scramble to comply with new
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Leaders of Mental Health Giant Promised Big Bonuses to Deal With Federal Investigations
Last year was tough for Acadia Healthcare, one of the country’s largest providers of mental health services. A slew of
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The Physics of Perfect Pour-Over Coffee
More than a billion cups of coffee are consumed daily: French-press, espresso, cold brew, whatever it takes. Arnold Mathijssen, a
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A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away.
Gladiators battled lions and other wild animals in the arenas of the Roman Empire. But for all the tales of
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