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Watch drought take over the entire state of California in one GIF

Containing Ebola Is Extremely Labor Intensive, Former CDC Researcher Says

How cultures around the world think about parenting

Amazon’s Failed Pitch to Authors

New Harry Potter covers revealed

Kids who identify with the hero of J.K. Rowling’s popular fantasy novels hold more open-minded attitudes toward immigrants and gays.

Mayor Sued By ACLU Compares Atheist Near Prayer Group To KKK At MLK Event

A social media strategist for a Utah school that teaches English as a second language was fired for a blog post about homophones – words that sound alike but have a different meaning.

Tim Torkildson was let go from the Nomen Global Language Center because his boss, Clark Woodger, thought it would make people think the school had a gay agenda because homophone sounds kind of like homosexual - or homophobe.

The FBI Misses 1 Million Rapes While Focused on Fabricating Terrorism

Depression Is a Risk Factor for Dementia, New Research Says

GOP blocks tax hike on firms moving overseas

U.N. official breaks down over deaths of Palestinian children

US condemns shelling of UN school in Gaza but restocks Israeli ammunition

For teens at Rikers Island, solitary confinement pushes mental limits

Mysterious holes in Siberia may be craters of climate change explosions

One species of deep-sea octopus broods over its eggs for more than four years, longer than any other known species.

Warmer Parenting Makes Antisocial Toddlers More Empathetic

Death of New York man a homicide caused by police choke hold

It Takes a Village to Raise a Child—Especially for the Working Poor

Oil refinery threatened by sea-level rise, asks government to fix problem

Climate extremes are here to stay: Expect more heat waves and cold snaps