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From 'Harriet the Spy' to 'Little Red Riding Hood,' these books have all fallen afoul of censors.
Drive to decarbonise airline industry to reach net zero by 2050 risks pushing up prices for airplane tickets.
The US has been doing its best to hobble China’s electronic chipmaking industry.
To drink or not to drink, that is ... actually not the question most healthy adults should be asking. There is, after all, general agreement that binge drinking and heavy drinking are bad for your health and life more generally. And few alcohol experts argue that abstaining from alcohol is bad for you. But there are very mixed messages, based on imperfect studies, about the health risks — or benefits — of moderate drinking. Public health guidance is veering toward temperance, but with some important caveats. So is it better to tipple or teetotal? Here's what you should know.
What NASA and Boeing's new project could mean for the air travel industry as they try to make aviation green.
Critics say cooking with gas is bad for your lungs and the climate
Our prehistoric ancestors are 'suddenly a lot closer'
The fastest growing social media app of all time, the Chinese-owned TikTok video app was expected to have over1.8 billion users as of last year.
The largest contracts in American Sports history
The end of panda diplomacy has been viewed as a consequence of increasingly frosty China-US relations
In the last few years, billionaires have only been adding to their net worth, and it likely won't be long until someone reaches the status of a trillionaire. Here's everything you need to know
Can we pretend that derelict satellites in the night sky are like shooting stars?
Competitive video gaming has created a new breed of professional athletes
The world has approximately nine years to significantly reduce its level of greenhouse gas emissions, or it will blow through the "carbon budget" allotted to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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One part cost of living, one part politics
Recycling plastic is garbage, Greenpeace says in a new report. So, landfill then?