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Aung San Suu Kyi is campaigning for a seat in parliament to represent a rural district four hours from the country's biggest city, Yangon. It's a scene that seemed impossible only a few months ago, before the country's military-backed government began a process of reform aimed at ending international sanctions.

Like Jeremy Lin, Wat Misaka is an Asian-American who became an unlikely basketball star; he also played for the Knicks. But he did it in the 1940s.

The U.S. and the European Union are announcing that they will soon treat each other's organic standards as equivalent. In other words, if it's organic here, it's also organic in Europe, and vice versa.

With Valentine's Day over, let's get real about "Romance"… Do any animals really mate for life?In short: there are generally well-accepted lists of…

The poll, released Tuesday, found President Obama's approval rating had bounced back up to 50 percent from 47 percent in January. Not a huge improvement but in presidential politics, getting to at least 50 percent approval is key for an incumbent seeking re-election. The recovering economy gets much of the credit for his rising approval rates.

EarthTalk® E - The Environmental MagazineDear EarthTalk: I know that there are many issues with personal care products being unsafe for our health, but…

“Critical infrastructure” once referred to things like roads, bridges and power plants. But today, the term includes the unseen digital networks that…

The debate over the economic impacts of HB 593 (or "The Casino Bill," if you will) continues. As Kevin Landrigan of the Nashua Telegraph reports, discussion of the bill continued

Perhaps unsurprisingly, small government–at all levels–is something of a signature issue in the "Live Free or Die" state. But amid the push among state GOP lawmakers to to keep the

Typically winter hikers try to balance what they need with not turning themselves into recreational beasts of burden. But when searchers from New…