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Updated 2025-07-02 15:17
Giant pandas are no longer endangered in China
"When push comes to shove, China has done a really good job with pandas."
'If we don't care for it, the vitality of the Earth will be destroyed'
Pope Francis' environmental encyclical, Laudato Si, inspired a global conversation about the moral dimensions of climate change. Even before this, however, some lesser-known religious leaders, like Father Albert Fritsch, had been trying to bring this message to their parishioners and the world.
Actress Hari Nef wants to see complex, even difficult, trans characters on TV
Hari Nef is fierce and funny and helps bring reality and relevance to one of TV’s most interesting new shows, "Transparent."
Medical marijuana just became more accessible to US scientists
The Drug Enforcement Administration just cracked open a marijuana monopoly — but it’s not what you might think.
This strangely orbiting space object could have ties to Planet Nine
Niku, a piece of icy debris in the Kuiper Belt, has an orbit unlike almost any other object in our solar system. Why?
Why private companies are racing to build small rockets
There’s a new space race underway — and this time, it’s headquartered in Silicon Valley.
There’s a movement to turn Hong Kong back into a British colony
These Hong Kongers aren’t clamoring for freer elections. Nor are they demanding outright independence. They want to transform Hong Kong back into British territory — and proclaim Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state.
We’re finding more links between immune responses and our ‘body clocks’
Hint: Our bodies may fight infection better by day.
What a solar eclipse and laser physics could teach us about malaria-carrying mosquitoes
On Sept. 1, in a tiny Tanzanian village called Lupiro, a group of Danish and Swedish laser scientists and local experts on the behavior of malaria mosquitoes stared into the sky.
Obama seeks to cement a climate legacy with China before the US election
The US and China have just announced their commitment to the Paris climate deal, in a strong push to lead almost 200 countries to pledge to cut carbon emissions. But the future of that tandem climate change approach depends on the outcome of US elections.
Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov is dead
The strongman's death ends more than 25 years of iron-fisted rule in the Central Asian nation with no clear successor lined up.
Global sports deal with concussions differently
Youth sports around the globe are taking concussion risks seriously. But some take it more seriously than others.
President Obama's final China trip highlights "pivot to Asia"
President Barack Obama begins his 11th and final presidential trip to the Asia-Pacific in earnest on Friday, visiting China to nurture what has become arguably the world's most important relationship and cementing an eight-year "pivot to Asia."
The 'secret society' of extremely successful first gens
A Jewish ski and tennis pro who survived Nazi and Russian occupations came to America penniless, built a fortune and used it to pay for the graduate school educations of hundreds of immigrants and kids of immigrants. In this episode of Otherhood we talk to one of them — Pardis Sabeti, a badass geneticist and super-cool rockstar who's also humble, genuine and driven to help others, even after going through a devastating accident that kept her in bed, staring at a wall, for months.
Border fans mourn loss of Mexican superstar Juan Gabriel
His admirers held red roses and sang a karaoke version of "Amor Eterno," a ballad by Gabriel that's often played at Mexican funerals.
Trump says there are 2 million 'criminal aliens' in the US. It's not clear where he got that number.
Donald Trump says people don’t even talk about the issue. But he does. He calls them "criminal aliens" — undocumented immigrants with criminal records living in the United States. And he says there are 2 million of them.
A tenured US professor is leading an Ethiopian rebel group
Berhanu Nega, on leave from Bucknell University, is trying to overthrow the government of his native Ethiopia.
Environmentalists herald the beginnings of a race to protect the world's oceans
Environmental policy makers from more than 170 nations are meeting in Hawaii over the next 10 days. Many of the headlines are bleak. The conference has been named: Planet at the Crossroads. But there have also been some bright spots for the planet, including a growing push to protect the world’s oceans.
Mexicans are disappointed in Trump's visit, but not with Trump
Many Mexicans have already made their minds up about Donald Trump. But, they're also now angry to see their president treat the US candidate like an actual statesman, given Trump's words about Mexicans.
An undocumented immigrant who works in a Trump hotel continues to stands up to The Donald
Ricardo Aca has been speaking out against Trump's comments about Mexican immigrants. Following Trump's visit to Mexico on Wednesday, we reached out to Aca to get his impression and to see if his views on Trump had changed.
Massive protests are filling Venezuela's streets
"We either come out to march or we will die of hunger. We are no longer afraid of the government," said 53-year-old demonstrator Ana Gonzalez. But backers of President Nicolas Maduro also came out to the streets to show their support.
A musician's view of growing up in a border town
Adrian Quesada grew up in Laredo, Texas — minutes from Mexico. He's a bilingual musician with his Latin rock band, The Echocentrics, performing tunes in Spanish and English.
Some immigrants in New York prefer to slaughter animals themselves. There's a farm that wants to help.
There are only so many New Yorkers who want to undertake the messy business of butchering their own dinners. For everybody else, Leach Farms provides a unique service.
Brazil’s impeached president: ‘I fought against human suffering, I battled inequality’
Senators voted overwhelmingly to remove Brazil's first woman president from office. She denounced them as misogynists who toppled her unjustly after losing four fair elections.
Fact checking the migration ‘crisis’ in the US
The election season has seen a lot of talk about an immigration "crisis" in America. So we crunch the numbers with an expert from the Migration Policy Institute in Washington, DC.
Who was Abu Muhammad al-Adnani and what does his death mean for ISIS?
Abu Muhammad al-Adnani was a high-ranking member of ISIS and he was reportedly killed this week in Aleppo, Syria. The US had a bounty of $5 million on his head.
Why haven't we heard about migrants all summer?
The number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean is almost as high as it was last summer.
A muralist is painting weeds to represent the margins of society
"I don’t paint dainty little grandmotherly botanical illustrations."
Maine governor, a Trump supporter, draws flack for his racist rhetoric
Maine Governor Paul LePage is under fire for suggesting people of color are the enemy this election cycle — and may be forced to resign.
Until recently this school in South Africa told black girls to chemically straighten their hair
“If we cannot be black in school, where can we be black?” asks an alum of Pretoria High School for Girls. “Where can we be black if we can’t be black in Africa?”
Historians disagree on whether 'The Star-Spangled Banner' is racist
The decision of 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to stop standing for the national anthem has provoked a lot of debate, to say the least. One part of the argument is about the anthem's little-known third stanza, and whether it is racist.
The huge US-EU trade deal is in danger of falling apart. No surprise there.
For more than three years, the Obama administration has been negotiating a new trade agreement with the European Union. Those talks are not going well. So, what’s at stake?
Karachi's new mayor was sworn in. Then he went back to jail.
Waseem Akhtar has been sworn in as the new mayor of one of Pakistan’s largest cities – Karachi. But he's currently behind bars, charged with arranging medical care for suspected terrorists and stoking riots in the city in 2007.
New York to London in 3 hours? More start-ups are looking at supersonic travel.
It’s been more than a decade since the Concorde stopped running its high-speed shuttle from New York to London and Paris. But the days of supersonic flight may not be over for good.
The EU orders Apple to pay a record $14.5 billion in taxes
Apple chief Tim Cook says he's "confident" the EU ruling would be overturned. He says his company is the biggest taxpayer in Ireland, the United States and the world.
US allies are fighting each other in northern Syria. Here’s why.
Syrian rebels backed by Turkey are clashing with Kurdish fighters inside Syria. That's throwing into chaos an anti-ISIS alliance that all those groups belong to, and is led by US forces.
The secretive tribunal that corporations use against governments
International corporations have been able to avoid punishment for toxic pollution and worse by appealing to a secretive and little-known international tribunal. The Investor-State Dispute Settlement program, or ISDS, is the subject of an 18-month investigation by BuzzFeed News.
Uzbekistan's leader suffers a serious illness that may end his 25 years in power
Uzbek President Islam Karimov is in the hospital after a serious injury that could see his lengthy time in office come to a close.
A Puerto Rican enclave in Brooklyn confronts the realities of rising prices and gentrification
Antoinette Martinez grew up in Sunset Park with her extended Puerto Rican family. But with real estate values skyrocketing, there's no way she'll ever be able to get her own place in the neighborhood.
Mr. Fuji, a prankster in and out of the ring, dies at age 82
Harry Fujiwara was a professional wrestler who was famous for his tricks. He'd blind other wrestlers with salt, or attack them with his cane when the referee was distracted. He was the ultimate heel, and a fan favorite.
The filibuster that tried and failed to stop the advancement of equality, 59 years ago today
At precisely 8:54 p.m. on August 28, 1957, Senator Thurmond began the longest continuous filibuster in US history. A final stand against a tide of history that was overwhelming the forces of racism and white supremacy that dominated the South and Southern lawmakers in Congress.
Powerful moments from Dilma Rousseff's last effort to stop impeachment
Defiant to the end, Dilma Rousseff said she went to the Senate to look her accusers in the eye, and she did. Here are some highlights.
Singapore is dealing with an outbreak of locally transmitted Zika infections
At least 56 people in Singapore have contracted Zika in what is a major case of local transmission far from the Americas, where the disease has become established.
The king of Latin pop, Mexico's Juan Gabriel, dies
A pop performer known for his flamboyancy on stage, prolific songwriting and bestselling tunes, Juan Gabriel died over the weekend of a heart attack. He was 66.
What happened to the opera music at Starbucks?
CEO Howard Schultz is hailed as an innovator, but less known is that many of his Starbucks inspirations didn't take with Americans. But he's "a very good listener," says one historian — and he adapted.
How advances in automation will change the future of work
As machines and robots and "internet of things" technologies continue to improve, what does the future of work look like?
There's a new focus on giving Olympic architecture a second life
No more “ghost stadiums”: Rio and other Olympic host cities are being encouraged to plan productive afterlives for their arenas.
Why aren't the presidential candidates being asked about science?
Science rarely enters the debate during American political campaigns — unless it is a debate over the validity of science itself. But scientific evidence is central to public policy in America, one science advocate argues. In fact, “in America, evidence is the foundation of justice."
Calling over boat noise is making endangered orcas hungrier
Undersea noise levels are increasing in the Pacific Northwest, as thousands of freighters, ferries and other vessels motor up and down the coast. Some new research details how all that noise might make life harder for endangered marine mammals.
'How beautiful, the way life hangs on. How brave it is to live.'
Iceland is a volcanic country lashed by the North Atlantic. Black-legged Kittiwake dare to nest on inhospitable cliffs and hunt for fish in the tumultuous waves.
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