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Sunken nuclear submarines and covert operations against the Soviet Union eventually led to Titanic’s discovery.

What can America learn from this?

China’s rise has necessitated a global PR push. It includes influencing how the movies you watch depict China.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas shares the books that shaped his life.

America treats the world like a board game. That’s a problem.

Mercantilism, the oldest thing in economics, is back in a big way.

Are we trying to solve too many problem with technological solutions?

You may not recognize the names, but these seven scientists have improved the lives of people the world over.

Protected animals are feared to be headed for the black market.

Could this be the long-awaited solution to economic inequality?

The incredible story of a scientist who survived gulags, fighting to change his country and physics.

What does it mean for the future of the cryptocurrency movement and its impact on the environment?

Using terrifying language when talking about climate change may be scaring people into inaction.

As long as we fail to name capitalism as a key cause of mass extinction, we will remain powerless to break its tragic story.

Meanwhile, Spaniards are the least likely to say their culture is superior to others.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has cancelled an upcoming trip to an economic conference in Saudi Arabia amid the controversy involving missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

A new report warns about the increasing likelihood of international conflicts over water.

The tax coffers for the entire country will be growing rapidly, and citizens of Canada will be able to access what they need.

The greatest danger to our planet is not pollution or climate change, but our own despair.

This is about so much more than Donald Trump. Anand Giridharadas explains why America must reclaim its heritage of revolution before the next presidential election in 2020.

Feminism simply means equal rights for men and women.

America continues to tread water in healthcare and education while other countries have enacted reforms to great effect.

How the U.N. hatched the most ambitious plan in the world.

Traveling to Mars is going to be hard. Not going completely bonkers when we’re there may be even harder.