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The internet has been a great unifier of people, companies and online networks. Powerful forces are threatening to balkanise it.

How a small-town mystery could change the way we look at pollution.

Our scientific ignorance of the human condition remains profound.

What does it feel like to be the only person to survive a plane crash, a boat wreck or an ambush? Sole survivors tell their stories

Following the former Alaska governor’s road show, the author delves into the surreal new world Palin now inhabits—a place of fear, anger, and illusion, which has swallowed up the engaging, small-town hockey mom and her family—and the sadness she has left in her wake.

It’s a staple of cop shows, but the jury’s still out on claims that criminals’ identities can be deduced from their modus operandi

To pull off the biggest pit bull fighting bust in U.S. history, investigators and their dogs went undercover.

Mitch lives in a special place. A facility the state of Washington created for sexual predators. Mitch’s therapists think there’s a chance that Mitch won’t go raping again next time he has the opportunity. Which is a good thing. Because, soon, Mitch and the thirty men who live with him are getting out

Francis Collins, a fervent Christian, thought he had resolved the stem-cell debate. A federal judge disagreed.

A brief history of webism.