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Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party, has announced his resignation from politics. Farage, who had campaigned for years for Britain to leave the European Union, Farage told reporters today that his "political ambition has been achieved."

The Andean mountains will humble you.

The government of the DRC wants to begin construction on the next phase of its Grand Inga Dam. But no environmental or social impact studies have been done on the massive project, which has raised concerns among conservation groups and local communities.

The University of Massachusetts has decided to divest the five-campus system’s endowment from direct holdings in fossil fuels. Mass President Marty Meehan says student activism and a desire for moral leadership led to the decision.

Researchers have long documented the link between air pollution and respiratory illnesses like asthma, but new research from Sweden suggests that air pollution could also impact our mental health.

What if you could take skin cells and turn them into viable human eggs? Scientists have already done the procedure in mice, turning skin cells into eggs and into sperm. And guess what they raised? Baby mice. So how long before that's the norm for human reproduction, given the rate of technological advancement?

Summer is the perfect time to catch up on your reading — maybe while you're lounging on the beach or waiting in those long TSA lines. PRI’s Science Friday has suggestions for great summer science fiction books to help you escape — and maybe even get you thinking.

Searing drought is causing people to rethink water infrastructure in the Western US, including some of the major dams along the Colorado River.

What can you do to make sure you develop resistance to antibiotics as slowly as possible? Wash your hands.

As the Brexit dust settles, listen to these takes from thoughtful people in Berlin, Dublin and London, about what it all means — for them personally, for their country and for the region. And if you like Beethovan's Ode to Joy, listen to the end.

Residents of a sweltering Iraqi port city lost power — and air conditioning — when three Turkish-owned electric generating ships in the harbor shut off the juice.

With Boris Johnson gone, Conservatives are rallying around no-nonsense Theresa May. But the home secretary might not be the first choice for immigrants.

The deadly attack in Istanbul this week raised questions about security measures and protection at airports across the world.

Baseball used to be THE sport of Puerto Rico. Not so any more. But new baseball academies are popping up to re-elevate the game.

Almost all cultures across the world have some version of what we call sausage. In fact, throughout history, encased meat has been a human staple.

100 years ago, soldiers climbed out of the trenches at the start of the Battle of the Somme in France. It was a disaster. The massive carnage traumatized a nation.

Turkey has been a summer escape for Turks living and working in the US. But now things are changing.

Ray Kwong saw how his family's Chinese heritage came with "cultural baggage" when it came to treating his father's disease.

There's a proverb in Turkish: "Feed a crow and it will pluck out your eyes." It may be on the mind of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan right now.

"They're not all ultra-marathon runners. They're exceptionally strong and in great physical condition, but that doesn't mean they're physically ready to put on a 100-lb. pack and hike across extreme desert that they've never seen before in their life, facing unknown dangers."

In Berlin, a priest, a rabbi and an imam have come together on a project to create a hybrid church-synagogue-mosque in the German capital. Like the fall of the Berlin Wall, the House of One would tear down the walls between religions.

Dope, as in drugs: Despite efforts to clean up the race, there are always a bunch of doped-up riders. But this year there will probably also be doped-up bikes.

With his cropped black hair, button-down shirt, and hipster shoulder bag, it’s hard to imagine Nawang was once a 7-year-old sheep herder hoping to score sweets from a visiting foreigner. But one day, he made a life-changing chocolate request from an Oxford professor who had come to his village to conduct fieldwork.

Prominent British-Lebanese TV presenter Liliane Daoud was arrested and deported out of Egypt this week. She says her deportation is the latest in a long series of crackdowns on vocal journalists in Egypt.

During the past 12 months, more than 260 people have been killed in terrorist attacks by ISIS or Kurdish militants. Ömer Taşpınar, a Turkey expert at the Brookings Institution, explains the country's dual conflicts.

Istanbul has long been safe zone and a tourist hub, but those identities are slipping away.

Turkey was making headlines for its diplomatic blitz, extending olive branches to Israel and Russia while continuing its pursuit for EU membership. Then came the attack.

There are some names we'll hear a lot about over the coming months and years. Two men who arguably had the biggest impact in pulling off Brexit are Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage. Who are they?

Many Puerto Ricans are calling a new debt rescue bill passed by US Congress a form of neocolonialism. It's an interesting time on the island for sure, a time when many are questioning their collective identity.

Listen to The World in Words' live performance at the New York Public Library, with stories on how language activists around the world are trying to revive their mother tongues.

The case is closed on two capybaras who made a daring escape from a Toronto zoo last month. They're now safely back at home.

Refugees face tough choices about where to go and how to survive. And sometimes they'd rather return to the war zone back home than be confined to an official refugee camp.

Spokane, Washington, had an incredibly high dropout rate not too long ago. But through a community-wide effort, it has managed to cut the rate more than in half.

When a Syrian refugee moved into the Jellinek family's home in Berlin, he got help with his German. And the Jewish family developed a new appreciation for their country.

Politicians in Brussels are trying to pick up the pieces of the EU after Britain's vote to leave. And the European Commission's president replied to the staunch Brexit campaigner, "Why are you here?"

Some Brexit voters did not take the vote seriously, treating it like an "insignificant" local election.

Britain will not leave Europe. It just won't happen. The entire drama should be looked at as a giant hoax.

For these students from immigrant families, a second pair of hands helped them move up through high school and on to college.

For many first-generation families, college can seem an impossible goal. One program is trying to make that less so by letting high school students earn college credits.

Most voters in Northern Ireland wanted the UK to remain in the European Union. But with Brexit now a reality, some are lining up to get passports from neighboring Ireland, which stays in the EU regardless of what the UK does.

Iceland, with a population of just 330,000, took on soccer royalty Monday and handed England a big loss in the Euro 2016 tournament. It would seem this marks Britain's second exit from European affairs in under a week.

The Vermont senator successfully moved Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party to the left. But when it comes to the party's official platform, it was only a partial victory for Team Sanders.

"No one knows where we are heading. There is no government and no opposition.”

"It really is quite extraordinary," says the BBC's political correspondent.

Omar Mateen killed innocent people. Now his final resting place has become a source of controversy.

In San Diego, one after-school program is trying to ease feelings of alienation among young migrant students.

Both Omar Mateen and Larossi Abballa, the man who killed a couple in France last week, were known to authorities. But they could not be arrested because there was no concrete evidence showing they would commit horrendous acts.

The US Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Texas law restricting abortion clinics, handing a major victory to the "pro-choice" camp in the country's most important ruling on the divisive issue in a generation.

China is growing a lot of trees: Here's why that news might not be as great you might think

Did you know that bees can identify flowers by electric signal?