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The International Energy Agency expects global renewable energy capacity to double by 2030, even with lower growth in the US, but fossil fuels still dominate.

Banning abortion instantly oppresses a huge swath of society. And enforcing abortion bans begets a police state an upside for dictators from Mussolini to Ortega.

Puerto Ricans like Bad Bunny complicate the administration's campaign to portray America as an English-speaking, homogenous nation.

Over half of new HIV diagnoses in the US are in the South. Black men who have sex with men are hit the hardest; for them, preventing HIV is a matter of trust, identity, family and faith.

The ways in which zombies are spawned and contained reflect a range of public health principles.

In general, people are moving to safer homes after disasters, but the vast majority are selling, meaning someone else is now taking on that risk. Buyout programs can help.

When websites and email systems become partisan platforms, the line blurs between state and party, diluting public trust in the idea of impartial governance.

Conversations around misinformation that assume everyone cares about literal truth may be missing the point.

The Erie Canal solidified New York's reputation as the Empire State, but it also opened up an expressway for invasive species to reach the Great Lakes and Hudson River.

The US has ample forest resources, but replacing imports with domestic lumber isn't as simple as it sounds.