Steaks grown from human cells spark interest and outrage
The installation of steak grown from human cells at the Design Museum in London was intended to criticize the meat industry's rising use of living cells from animals. It ended...
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Christmas trees — an elusive bit of happiness for Canadians
Since there is little Christmas shopping, few Christmas parties and fewer of the Christmas pageants that are a hallmark of the country's annual celebration, all that festive energy is being...
Some colleges plan to bring back more students in the spring
It was a tough fall semester for many U.S. colleges and universities, with declining enrollment, canceled classes and sporting events, widespread Zoom fatigue and enough coronavirus-infected students nationwide to fill...
Police drones are starting to think for themselves
When the Chula Vista police receive a 911 call, they can dispatch a flying drone with the press of a button.
The suburbs helped elect Biden. Can they give Democrats the Senate, too?
From the inner suburbs surrounding Atlanta and extending to the traditionally conservative exurbs, Democrats benefited from two big changes: Black, Latino and Asian residents moving into formerly white communities and...
Frank Bruni column: Death came for the Dakotas
Deep into the coronavirus pandemic, when there was no doubt about the damage that COVID-19 could do, the Dakotas scaled their morbid heights, propelled by denial and defiance.
‘Nobody sees us’: Testing-lab workers strain under demand
Nearly a year into a pandemic that has claimed more than 272,000 American lives, some 192 million tests for the coronavirus have been processed nationwide. Millions more will be needed...
Mourning at the places where ‘El Dios’ walked
Diego Maradona's wake knew no borders. Fans held a vigil in his name in Naples, Italy. His image lit up the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The New...
Spit in a tube and mail it in: A new frontier in coronavirus testing
Public health officials have long hoped that combining the ease of saliva sampling with at-home collection would open important new windows into the spread of the virus and help persuade...
Georgia was a big win for Democrats. Black women did the groundwork.
When Georgia turned blue for Biden this year after record voter turnout, it validated the political vision and advocacy of a group of Black women who have led a decadeslong...