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Kavemuii Murangi (left) and Mekahako Komomungondo, two Herero descendants who have called on the American Museum of Natural History to repatriate its Namibian human remains.

How human remains from a forgotten genocide were stolen and collected in New York City

Conflict

Anthropologists gathered human remains during the genocide of the Herero people. Some of those remains are in a New York’s Museum of Natural History and the descendants of the murdered want them back.

A child plays in the flooded streets of Norfolk, Virginia, during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Norfolk is one of many coastal cities around the world experiencing more frequent flooding as sea levels rise in response to warmer global temperatures.

Meet our new Livable Planet desk. It’s about what we need to have a future.

Environment

New book casts America’s economic future in strikingly positive light

Business, Economics and Jobs

Retail records broken over Black Friday weekend, but signs of trouble still ahead

Business, Economics and Jobs

American big business and the GOP

Global Politics

Wall Street turmoil, Main Street worries

Business, Economics and Jobs

AIG and Lehman Brothers — the latest economic crisis and what’s at stake for ordinary Americans.

Finding the Brighter Side to America’s Economic Decline

Since the financial collapse in 2008, Americans have become accustomed to hearing grim news about the state of the economy. First it was the financial meltdown, followed by massive bailouts to the banks, a housing foreclosure crisis, high unemployment rates, and now a prolonged period of economic recovery. On the international stage, there are worries […]

Can Holiday Shopping Save the Economy?

Every holiday season, many Americans feel the compulsion to shop for themselves and their loved ones. George W. Bush famously encouraged the nation to go shopping during his presidency, reminding Americans that 70 percent of the economy is derived from personal spending. This year, the economic engine went into overdrive during Black Friday and Cyber […]

The World

Science Note: Supermolecular Suitcases

Chemists have built a hollow molecular shell that can contain and transport smaller particles.

The World

Takeouts: insurance companies, book wars and sports

Global Politics

Democrats on Capitol Hill continue pushing their campaign for health care reform. Wal-Mart and Amazon are competing head to head for book sales. We also take a look at baseball’s AL and NL championship series.