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Why only now – after 51 years – war is ending in Colombia

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imagePeace at last REUTERS/Cesar Carrion/Colombian Presidency/Handout via Reuters

Colombia’s civil war is finally winding down. Over the past 51 years, it has killed over 250,000 people and displaced over five million. It has caused havoc in the rural economy and the environment.

But now – after four years of difficult talks in Havana, Cuba...

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What happens to men who stay abstinent until marriage?

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imageSeattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his girlfriend Ciara arrive at a White House State Dinner in April.Yuri Gripas/Reuters

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his girlfriend, the singer Ciara, recently announced plans to remain sexually abstinent until marriage.

It was a vow that came as a surprise to many. After all, sexual...

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Denis Mukwege deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in Congo

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imageDenis MukwegeTorleif Svensson/Panzi Hospital, CC BY

Regardless of who wins the Nobel Peace Prize this year, Denis Mukwege deserves the award for his important work in Congo.

Mukwege is a Congolese physician who heals broken bodies and restores dignity to survivors of sexualized violence at Panzi Hospital.

According to hospital records, he has...

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Chemistry Nobel DNA research lays foundation for new ways to fight cancer

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imageYou'd be in bad shape if your cells couldn't fix DNA issues that arise.redondoself, CC BY

Our cells are up against a daily onslaught of damage to the DNA that encodes our genes. It takes constant effort to keep up with the DNA disrepair – and if our cells didn’t bother to try to fix it, we might not survive. The DNA damage repair...

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Japan may have tricky time passing TPP after making concessions on rice, beef

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imageJapan agreed to lower tariffs on beef as a part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.Reuters

Japan, by far the second-biggest economy in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) behind the US, played a key role in finalizing the trade pact in Atlanta over the weekend.

The accord represents Act II of the strengthening relationship between Japan and the US...

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A carbon tax in waiting: we're not adapting as fast as climate is changing

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imageObama made a trip to Alaska to steer the national conversation to the effects of climate change.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Although football and fall are in the air, it’s worth the time to reflect back to President Obama’s two trips he took just before Labor Day to New Orleans and Alaska. The locations are thousands of miles apart and the...

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Arne Duncan's legacy: growing influence of a network of private actors on public education

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imageArne Duncan opened the gates to a powerful network.House Committee on Education and the Workforce Dem, CC BY-NC-ND

Arne Duncan is leaving the US Department of Education in December. Reactions to his legacy have been mixed. Some see him as a heroic reformer, and others a well-intentioned but overreaching bureaucrat. He has been called the third...

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They won a Nobel for what? Why good science communication counts

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imageUm, you figured out what by doing which?Woman image via www.shutterstock.com.

When I was a newspaper science editor, I approached Nobel Prize season with mixed glee and anxiety. Glee, because I knew that, without even an argument, I would get space in the paper for stories about research too arcane to make it into print the other 51 weeks of the...

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