EU Calls for Talks to End Spanish Independence Dispute
An Estelada (Catalan separatist) flag.
Study Finds Beliefs About Boy and Girl Differences Start at Early Age
Children internalize the belief that boys are strong and independent and girls are weak and dependent.
World’s Longest-Living Trees Crowded Out by Climate Change
The bristlecone pine is the oldest individually growing organism.
Three Americans Share Nobel Prize in Medicine
The scientists were able to see inside our biological clock.
Gunman Kills At Least 59, Injures Hundreds at Las Vegas Concert
A witness said the shots were “relentless.”
Indian Holiday Diwali Lights Up America, Too
The 2017 celebration takes place October 7.
Hurricane Maria Hit Puerto Rico’s Giant Telescope
The world’s largest single-dish radio telescope, in Puerto Rico.
US Government Cuts Refugee Admissions to Historic Lows
A person must meet several criteria to be considered a refugee in the United States.
Nepal to Re-Measure Mount Everest
Everest is on the border between Nepal and China.
Hugh Hefner, Founder of Playboy Magazine, Dead at 91
“I changed attitudes toward sex.”