World
Global warming: more or less?
November 29, 2010The right denies the problem of global warming; the New York Times complains that Congress isn't doing enough to meet the threat. So is global warming getting worse or not?
Read moreStudy: Wi-Fi radiation harmful to trees
November 23, 2010The entire digital revolution sweeping the world these days may not be so great after all especially when it comes to protecting the environment.
Read moreIn Europe, poor countries in economic straightjacket
November 23, 2010To satisfy the International Monetary Fund, countries like Ireland and Greece have taken drastic anti-worker measures.
Read morePope’s condom statement offers Rorschach theology
November 23, 2010Pope Benedict XVI set off a firestorm this week when the Vatican released excerpts from a new book in which the pontiff obliquely says that HIV prevention might be a reason for condoms.
Read moreArtists protest funding cuts
November 22, 2010Singers, painters and television presenters demonstrated across the Netherlands on Saturday against government plans to slash funding and subsidies for the arts.
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