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Preventing a 2-degree C temperature rise = almost no fossil fuel use

Two new climate studies say that the US must cut carbon dioxide emissions by 90 to 95 percent to prevent the planet from becoming too warm.

10 ways the new economy will look different

From the rise of the tightwad to the decline of the Sun Belt, American values and industries will be reinvented as the nation comes out of the worst recession since the 1930s.

From Khmer Rouge torturer to born-again Christian

The leader of Cambodia's most notorious prison, now on trial, has admitted guilt and asked for forgiveness in accordance with his new faith.

The research: Both theory and practice are important

A study looks at the effectiveness of teachers in the New York City schools who came from different training programs.

Teacher training: what's the best way?

Some policymakers say the focus needs to be on improving traditional education schools, while others are advocates of so-called alternative models, which can speed up entry into the profession.

Lessons from most successful schools abroad

Education trends from other nations are gaining cachet as political and educational leaders strive to bring American schools in line with the demands of the 21st-century global economy.

Horizon highlights – Phoning it in edition

Better grades through cash

Ideas: New programs offer incentives to motivates students to study.

Herbert Hoover: The 31st President, 1929-1933

Despised at home, Hoover was a savior to many Europeans

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A book deal for Condi Rice

Will Obama keep some Bush antiterror tactics?

The new administration’s stance in a rendition case raises questions about how much it will break from past policy.

Google Earth maps the oceans

A chance meeting between a Google exec and a famed oceanographer prompted the company to map the remaining 70 percent of the planet's surface.

A blunt Newt Gingrich on Blago, Palin, and Limbaugh

Earth’s big problem: Too many people.

But how can we ease population without taking draconian steps? By developing in ways that we should be anyway, experts say.

Bamboo and Blood

A mystery novel offers a rare glimpse into life in North Korea.

How to count the ‘invisibles’

A new kind of census hopes to find the 1 billion people living off the grid.

The ‘micro’ enterprise that is chip repair

Rodrigo Alvarez can’t afford to replace the defective microprocessors on which his PhD depends, and so he’s learning to fix them himself.

For Obama, split looms over education reform

His pick for Education secretary, Chicago's Arne Duncan, faces a divide among Democrats.

Obama names basketball buddy and fellow Harvard alum as Education Secretary

India: Pakistan must sustain resolve

Pakistan agreed Tuesday to ban Jamaat-ud-Dawa – a charity considered a front for the militant group tied to the Mumbai attacks – if the United Nations requests it.

India overhauls national security after Mumbai attacks

Reforms arrive amid fears of additional attacks; India prepares to confront Pakistan over handling of terror suspects.

Volunteering elbow grease for science

Citizen scientists hunt for planets and ET, help solve puzzles of protein-folding, and model climate change

Schools feel pinch from economic woes

Officials look for the least painful trims, but many worry about their ability to close achievement gaps.

Today’s unsettling comparison to ‘the great dying’

250 million years ago, rising greenhouse-gas levels set off catastrophic changes.