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Why does the US put so many people behind bars and what lies behind California’s new push for leniency?

The film explores the startling phenomenon of ocean acidification, which may soon challenge marine life on a scale not seen for tens of millions of years

Known in his early days as graffiti icon ESPO, Steve Powers has been a charismatic figure in both New York’s art and graffiti world throughout the past 20 years.

Dutch photographer Rob Hornstra is using a technique called “slow journalism” to document the years leading up to the Russian 2014 Winter Olympics.

Take a trip to Amsterdam to learn about the ban of psychedelic mushrooms and the rise of truffles that contain psilocybin.

One man is leading a mission to wipe out illiteracy in Nepal with low cost private education.

The answer to this question may depend on whether Stephen Hawking was right in his theory that describes how black holes shed mass and eventually decay.

Where and what is nano? How will it shape our future?

We follow photographer Donald Weber to the buffer zone at Fukushima, Japan.

The race is on to build robots for the consumer market. But are there consequences to co-existing with humanoid machines?

Deep in the Amazon jungle, a team of scientists is on a mission to save lives. They’re called “Virus Hunters” and it’s their job to find some of the most […]

They use 40% of the world’s energy, emit 50% of its greenhouse gases. “They” are not the cars we drive. “They” are the buildings where we work, live, and grow.

In Myanmar the Kachin people are fighting a life-or-death struggle for autonomy.