Mathematical models are helping scientists identify genetic traits that will help us engineer crops that can adapt to climate change. Once again, reason is winning out over panicked apocalyptic world views.
The Philippines military wants to operate a cruise service to the disputed Spratly Islands. The players in Asia’s Game of Thrones know that when they conduct even innocuous activities in or around these territories, their claims become that much more real.
Most proposals about unifying the United States and Canada are based on economic complementarity and cultural affinity. Here’s one based on institutional necessity.
For-profit law schools often leave their students with enormous debt and few if any job prospects, and they use deceit to keep profiting off of the unsuspecting. But we shouldn’t let more respectable schools off the hook either.
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The shale boom has unlocked huge new reserves of natural gas, which have in turn displaced coal as an energy source. This seismic shift in how we power our country has been good for the environment, though greens won’t want to see it that way.
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