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Warsaw Ghetto’s defiant Jewish doctors secretly documented the medical effects of Nazi starvation policies
A researcher at Tufts University near Boston discovered an old book full of research on starvation written by Jewish doctors imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto.
Bees face many challenges — and climate change is ratcheting up the pressure
Reindeer eyes change color, putting Rudolph’s red nose in the shade, new research says
Benin is building a theme park to remember slavery — is history up for sale?
What is affirmative action? Here are 4 essential reads.
Loss and damage: Who is responsible when climate change harms the world’s poorest countries?
That’s the big question coming up at the UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, and it’s controversial. It refers to the economic and physical costs that developing countries are facing from the impacts of climate change.
A game of numbers: How air defense systems work and why Ukraine is eager for more protection
What will it take for Ukraine to defend against the ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and explosive drones raining down on the country? The question is not so much what as how many.
With ‘bravery’ as its new brand, Ukraine is turning advertising into a weapon of war
Ukraine is partnering with an advertising company to produce an innovative nation branding campaign during a war. The campaign could have influence beyond how Ukraine and Russia conduct this war.
The Soviet Union once hunted endangered whales to the brink of extinction — but its scientists opposed whaling and secretly tracked its toll
The Soviet Union was a latecomer to industrial whaling, but it slaughtered whales by the thousands once it started and radically under-reported its toll to international monitors.
Revealed: Untold story of the CIA/Stasi double agent abandoned after 22 years of service
A double agent who operated for the CIA and the Dutch security service against the Stasi tells his story for the first time.
NASA’s head warned that China may try to claim the moon — two space scholars explain why that’s unlikely to happen
A comment by Bill Nelson, the NASA administrator, sparked a strong public response from the Chinese government. But due to legal and practical reasons, no country could take over the moon anytime soon.
Opinion: Roe v. Wade overturned: Will more Americans travel to Canada and Mexico for abortions?
After the ruling by the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, will more Americans travel for abortions? Inequalities created by this controversial decision will be revealed at border points.
Global arms industry getting shake-up by war in Ukraine — and China and US look like winners from Russia’s stumbles
Weapons manufacturers in China are likely to benefit most from Russia’s losses, while US companies will also see a boom.
Should you feed child guests dinner? What #Swedengate tells us about food culture and social expectations.
Perhaps what is most interesting about #Swedengate is not what it tells us about Sweden, but what it tells us about ourselves.
Russian artists grapple with the same dilemma as their Soviet forebears — to stay or to go?
Can social media posts sustain Russia’s endangered dissident cultures? It's a struggle familiar from Soviet times.