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India is a massive country, a massive country of young people. And all of those young people want to challenge the rules that keep them from achieving what they truly want to.

Alexander Chee’s “The Queen of the Night” is a page-turner loosely based on the life of a real 19th century singer.

Cuba went organic out of necessity, when the Soviet bloc collapsed in 1991 and the island nation was cut off from the country's petroleum, fertilizers and pesticides. Now, Americans are trying to learn Cubans' techniques before trade re-opens.

Boys are supposedly four times more likely to have the condition, but clinicians often miss or overlook symptoms in girls, who are frequently on the less disabling end of the spectrum.

Russia says it has begun moving military personnel out of Syria, after announcing that it has achieved its goals in Syria, less than six months after intervening. But what has Moscow achieved? It's murky.

“You may not be from Syria, darling, but you are of it."

The first computer program to ever beat a professional player at the game of Go has only slipped up once so far in the champion tournament.

The term itself sounds scary: pandemic. It means an epidemic gone global. Zika hasn't earned that status at this point, but there are improvements science could make when dealing with these viruses.

The world continues to wonder what's next in the chaotic US presidential election, but it might be time to focus on the growing nationalism in Europe.

The US primary elections are getting a lot of attention in Israel, including from two Israeli university students rooting for two very different candidates.

A group linked to al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for a massacre at a beach resort in Ivory Coast. It's the third attack on western-related targets in West Africa since November. So just how dangerous is West Africa becoming?

When the war in Syria started five years ago, Lebanon was a relatively welcoming place. But not so much anymore. Three Syrian women who arrived in Lebanon over the five years of the war tell their stories.

Salamanders are dying in Europe, snakes are disappearing in North America, and a fungal disease is threatening bats. What's going on? Is this just a coincidence that this is all happening at once?

This scientist argues that virtual reality can help us be better communicators in the virtual world than we are in person.

A group of scientists are experimenting with using stories to teach robots ethical, cultural and practical rules of behavior

Hundreds of people came down with dengue fever in Hawaii over the winter, but Congress only recently learned about the outbreak. What does this say about our public health system? And what does this mean for the possibility of an oncoming Zika outbreak?

A team of atmospheric scientists from Harvard combined satellite data with ground observations to calculate global methane emissions — and the new figures are causing concern.

This year's powerful El Niño has led to extreme drought in southern Africa, causing food prices to skyrocket and making life difficult for vulnerable people. But nature has its own purposes: Over time drought adjusts the balances among prey and predators.

Ebola, Zika virus, bird flu — disease and pandemics are constantly in the news, but how ready is the US to combat health threats?

In the short term, the possible arrest and trial of Lula could bring further disruption to a country already reeling from multiple crises. But in the long run, several Brazil observers believe the country could emerge from this chaotic period stronger and with more robust legal institutions.

When an immigrant professor from a majority Muslim country wanted to find out more about Donald Trump and his supporters, she decided to go to a Trump rally. Zeynep Tufekci, assistant professor of sociology at UNC, shares her experiences and observations.

He was the master of the single-string instrument known as the berimbau

The new VR documentary “On the Brink of Famine” immerses viewers in South Sudan in 360° to meet people battling a man-made hunger crisis.

Radiation levels decreased quickly after the 2011 nuclear meltdown in Japan, but they're still high enough to make some fish unsafe to eat.

At San Diego's heavily immigrant Adams Elementary School, a push is on to improve attendance, an indicator linked to dropout rates.

In Pakistan, the official legal punishment for defiling the name of the Prophet Muḥammad, is “death and nothing else.” Much of the pressure to promote and prosecute blasphemy cases is coming from a surprising source: the legal profession.

As in the United States, there are so many amazing candidates, including Canada's Rosa Parks. the author of "Anne of Green Gables" and sort of a Paul Revere in reverse.

Crackdowns, coups, the reversal of most of the Arab Spring, the rise of ISIS, a harder edge in authoritarian states and erosion of civil rights in democracies — is the world entering a new era where authoritarian tendencies win out? Not so fast. Here, with a little perspective, and an argument for the resilience of democracies (to a point) are Steven Levitsky, a professor of government at Harvard, and Bill Hurst, a Northwestern University associate professor of political science.

Thanks to one of the strongest El Niños ever recorded, the worst drought in decades is hitting much of Africa, Central America and Asia. Now, more than 60 million people are now facing severe hunger.

In the wake of the San Bernardino shootings, the debate over encryption between tech companies and law enforcement has reached a fever pitch in the US. Meanwhile, lawmakers in some European countries are taking new steps to broaden government access to big data.

German and British media have reported that they have received a trove of documents that belonged to ISIS. According to these outlets, a former ISIS member had defected from the group, taking along with him memory sticks that contained internal documents.

We asked for your Irish punk band recommendations, and Whiskey of the Damned was your answer.

About 100,000 people are still displaced and it will be decades before the nuclear plant is successfully de-commissioned.

If you think about what life will be like in say, five to ten years, you can alter the course of history. That's what Genrich Altshuller may have done.

There are about 26 identically named Moscows scattered across the country. A professor and a road tripping author have both tried to figure out why.

During Wednesday's Democratic debate, the anchor and moderator called out Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton on previous stances on immigration, and how they've changed.

In Brockton, Massachusetts, street workers and schools are working to reverse the trend of Cape Verdean youth dropping out of school.

Canadians are breathless over their new prime minister's state visit to Washington. And what really irks Canadian satirist Rick Mercer is that despite Justin Trudeau's good looks, his athletic prowess, nice teeth, wealth and famous last name, he's also a really nice guy.

Emadeldin Elsayed, an Egyptian student in California, posted a comment on Facebook threatening to kill presidential hopeful Donald Trump. The US authorities arrested him the next day. Now he has agreed to leave the country voluntarily.

In 1962 India and China went to war for a month. During that time thousands Chinese-Indians from around India were rounded up and sent to an internment camp in the Rajasthan desert. Their internment lasted years. This is a history that many in India today have never heard about.

Iran has spent two days testing missiles that can hit anywhere in Israel or Saudi Arabia. The tests were well-publicized, accompanied by videos and interviews with top generals. Now, the US is considering its response.

An underwater recorder submerged at the bottom of the Mariana Trench captured sounds of whales, ship propellers and earthquakes above.

Satirist Firas Alshater was jailed by Syrian authorities for his videos. After he was granted asylum in Germany, he rediscovered his sense of humor.

Youssef Kamand survived the journey from Syria and won asylum in Belgium: Now what? It's harder than you think.

Donald Trump's lead in the GOP primary has stunned a lot of people, and not just Americans. Citizens of foreign nations can't help choose the next president, but they're undoubtedly influenced by who occupies the White House.

Sir George Martin had perfect pitch. He grew up playing the piano and was a classically trained oboist. His classical music training influenced the Beatles and altered the sound of rock 'n' roll.

This sophomore in Kansas from Guatemala juggles algebra — and the reality that he must soon pay the smuggling fee he owes from coming to the United States.

About 75 percent of the Saudi population is under the age of 30 and they are active on social media. From Facebook to Twitter to YouTube, if it's social, Saudis are on it.

The Vila Autodromo favela in Rio de Janeiro is being demolished home-by-home to make way for the new Olympic park. On Tuesday, one of the favela's most iconic residents watched as her home was bulldozed.

One for one. That's the new principle underlying a dramatic new plan announced by European Union negotiators today to deal with the continent’s ongoing migrant crisis. The proposal has already been described as a "death blow" to the asylum system by human rights group Amnesty International.