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The GMO wars escalated earlier this month when the 2013 World Food Prize was awarded to three chemical company executives, including Monsanto executive vice president and chief technology officer, Robert ...

Facebook struck what it thought was a blow for freedom of expression: it is now going to allow ...

I’ve spent most of my life working close to sharks. They were always a concern and I certainly ...

An Interview With A Lenape Principal Chief A few weeks ago I was privileged to interview the Principal ...

As the days get cooler and shorter, millions of salmon are making the arduous journey up the rivers ...

One of the more amazing spectacles in the days after the government shutdown ended was the obsession in ...

Every day, 2,300 children under 5 and 145 women of childbearing age die in Nigeria, making the country ...

The Supreme Court of the Maldives has overturned the first round of a tense presidential election following allegations ...

Not unlike a sea serpent spoken of only in legends, an extremely rare 13.5-footlong oarfish washed up on ...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, between 1958 and 2011 the amount of rain falling in ...

Since his rise to power in 1989, Omar al-Bashir has been fairly successful at keeping a strong hold ...

While the future of the monarch looks bleak, we can all help ensure its survival.

I was recently bemoaning the sorry state of the Oceanic Whitetip Sharks and mentioned that there was just ...

When the dust cleared it was evident that the embarrassing tantrum the world witnessed over the past 16 ...

Has America tamed the health-cost monster? The data seems to indicate as much. Health spending has grown by ...

The front-page picture in Korean newspapers told the story of the Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. South Korea’s President ...

Recently, African leaders gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss pressing issues affecting the continent. Two decisions were ...

On the surface, the United States and Israel appear to be on the same page regarding Iran’s nuclear ...

Following Japan's devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, fear spread about risks of leaked radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi ...

When the government shut down in 1995, I was 13 years old. I have no memory of it. ...

In July, Panamanian authorities discovered parts of a missile system hidden in a ship traveling from Cuba to ...

While anti-American sentiment on the street, a result of a long history of domination, is real, the bedrock ...

Congress is unable to do its job. It displays neither competence nor responsibility.

In the United States, a government shutdown—as we have seen—does not mean that all the machinery that keeps ...

Tea Party The popular bumper sticker “Tea Parties are for Little Girls with Imaginary Friends” would be funny ...

Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) on Oct. 8 published an open letter responding to a report in the Guardian ...

I’m growing increasingly frustrated with Western media coverage of the recent terrorist attacks at the Westgate Mall in ...