Science
The Pope huddles with mayors to tackle climate change
July 27, 2015Pope Francis convened a two-day conference with sixty mayors from around the world to discuss what actions can be taken on a city-wide basis to combat climate change.
Read moreForty years ago: Apollo and Soyuz link up androgynously in orbit
July 20, 2015The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), conducted 40 years ago in July 1975, was the first joint U.S.-Soviet space flight.
Read moreDecline of Earth’s plant life threatens human life
July 17, 2015The destruction of the total biomass of the planet is fueled by the immense profits available under capitalism for the private exploitation of natural resources.
Read moreAfter nine-year star trek, NASA spacecraft passes Pluto
July 14, 2015Applause erupted at NASA's New Horizons control center in the wake of the eponymous spacecraft's flyby of Pluto.
Read moreToday in history: Russell-Einstein manifesto for peace
July 9, 2015The manifesto urged nations to find peaceful ways to settle differences and to renounce the use of nuclear weapons, which only promised "universal death."
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