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Polish abortion ban battle taps into wider fears for human rights

Polish abortion ban battle taps into wider fears for human rights

A growing street movement is fighting back as the new government clamps down on all kinds of freedoms.
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Engineering’s unexpected and microscopic beauty

Engineering’s unexpected and microscopic beauty

Day-to-day, engineering is steel girders and concrete. But at the microscopic level it reveals its beauty.
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Allan McRobieNov 18, 2014
Inside Mission Control as Philae lands on a comet

Inside Mission Control as Philae lands on a comet

“Yes, yes, yes. Philae has landed. Bang on time … Philae is sitting on the rock”
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Monica GradyNov 13, 2014
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Midterm politics: the back story is the thing

Midterm politics: the back story is the thing

A guide to “the new normal” of American politics.
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Glenn AltschulerNov 3, 2014
Violent crackdown on students engulfs Egyptian universities

Violent crackdown on students engulfs Egyptian universities

A professor in Cairo reports as Egypt’s universities erupt in turmoil again. Students arrests, she writes, are part of a wider clampdown…
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Randa AboubakrOct 28, 2014
CitizenFour: Behind the scenes at the start of the Snowden era

CitizenFour: Behind the scenes at the start of the Snowden era

Two media academics review CitizenFour, the new film about Edward Snowden. It is “crucial viewing” with scary significance for the audience…
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Lina Dencik & Arne HintzOct 24, 2014
Break in transmission: How Nigeria took control of Ebola

Break in transmission: How Nigeria took control of Ebola

Global travel makes it likely Ebola cases will crop up, but it’s never too late to practice good containment.
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Edward WrightOct 20, 2014
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A brief history of climate science

A brief history of climate science

By Ed Hawkins, University of Reading. Climate change is often seen as a recent phenomenon, but its roots are actually far older — the…
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The ConversationOct 1, 2013
I was jailed for my work on HIV in Iran, but the tide is turning

I was jailed for my work on HIV in Iran, but the tide is turning

“It was the right thing to do.”
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Kamiar AlaeiDec 11, 2013
Eyewitness: Typhoon Haiyan strikes the Philippines

Eyewitness: Typhoon Haiyan strikes the Philippines

The rain is ricocheting off the roads here in Manila.
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Adam KucharskiNov 8, 2013
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