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Watch Video Video shot and produced by Elizabeth Shell. Dr. Ronald Stockton has been teaching political science and international relations for decades at the University of Michigan, Dearborn. But rather than sit at his desk, this septuagenarian...
An installation of handmade bones was laid out on the National Mall to protest genocide. The effort was organized by One Million Bones. Photo by Simone Pathe. For 48 hours, the grass on the National Mall disappeared underneath a sea of white and...
View Slide Show See how the harsh environment in Qatar is made more adaptable to growing fruits and vegetables. In the small Middle Eastern country of Qatar, where fresh water is scarce and most food is imported, scientists are testing ways to...
Researchers in Qatar are trying new techniques to grow food, such as pumping carbon dioxide into greenhouses and using drip irrigation in sandy plant beds.Vegetable MarketA small desert country, Qatar imports more than 90 percent of its food and...
Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., says ignoring the cuts set to take effect under sequestration would be a mistake. Photo by Alex Wong/ Getty Images. The $85 billion cut in federal spending known as sequestration continues to migrate slowly through the...
Protestors rally for Congress to pass immigration reform in Homestead, Fla. in May. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images For the first time in nearly six years the Senate will hold a pair of votes Tuesday on a sweeping overhaul of the country's...