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Everyone knows that we as humans literally owe the air we breathe to the greenery around us. As school children we learned that plants (as well as algae and cyanobacteria) perform the all-important biological "magic trick" known as photosynthesis , which helps generate the atmospheric oxygen we take in with every breath. [More]

University of Texas researchers have developed a sophisticated new mapping tool showing where vulnerability to climate change and violent conflicts intersects throughout the African continent. [More]

This year, the U.S. government started a program for health-care innovators. One innovator, Diane Curly is treating obesity like any other disease or addiction and trains nurses to talk to patients about treatment.

By Mark Schrope of Nature magazine The director who once jokingly proclaimed himself the "king of the world" is about to become the master of the depths.

By Mark Schrope of Nature magazine The director who once jokingly proclaimed himself the "king of the world" is about to become the master of the depths. [More]

Snowy Owl, by Anita (Grade 7), Watercolor. Courtesy of Tyson Schoeber.

This year, the U.S.

The Groupon hangover is setting in, and providers and retailers alike are looking for a Bloody Mary.

The Groupon hangover is setting in, and providers and retailers alike are looking for a Bloody Mary.

The Groupon hangover is setting in, and providers and retailers alike are looking for a Bloody Mary. Would you buy a $5-for-$10-at-Lioni-Italian-Heroes coupon from this man

The Groupon hangover is setting in, and providers and retailers alike are looking for a Bloody Mary.

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival undergoes a fundamental transformation this month, expanding to two consecutive weekends hosting two identical lineups.

B2Bs may never enjoy millions of Facebook fans and Twitter followers, but the more they do to build brands rooted in consumer value and social responsibility, the better positioned they will be. Businesses that sell only to other businesses (B2Bs) have ventured past the cozy confines of LinkedIn and other professional networks to foster deeper connections with the companies that comprise their customer base.

Elon Musk's Tesla Motors isn't just an electric car company--it's perhaps the greatest test of Silicon Valley's innovation model. And now is do-or-die time, when everything is riding on a new $50,000 sedan

Elon Musk's Tesla Motors isn't just an electric car company--it's perhaps the greatest test of Silicon Valley's innovation model.