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Research assistant Georgina Bowyer works on a vaccine for Ebola at the Jenner Institute in Oxford, England, on January 16, 2015.
Science
Science isn’t just ‘boys with toys,’ and these ‘girls’ can prove it
Solo activities, anything from meditating alone to catching a dinner by yourself, can have major benefits.
Culture
Going out alone isn’t just OK, it’s actually healthy
Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer and Antonin Scalia testify before a House Judiciary Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee hearing in 2010.
Justice
The Supreme Court is crankier than ever
Gay marriage supporters hold a gay rights flag in front of the Supreme Court before a hearing about gay marriage on April 28, 2015.
Justice
Meet the county clerk who launched the same-sex marriage revolution
Pro-independence Catalonians hold up giant letters reading "We are ready, Independence" during the final meeting before a ceremonial referendum in Barcelona on November 7, 2014.
Global Politics
Catalonia’s leaders plan secession from Spain
A portrait of a Vietnamese couple.
Culture
The many misunderstood reasons people don’t have kids
US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power reads a statement following a United Nations Security Council vote on a resolution about the ongoing crisis in Iraq on August 15, 2014.
Conflict
Shocking photos push Samantha Power to seek peace in Syria
Oscar theater
Culture
Trying to figure out who will walk away with an Oscar? Let us help