It's been a long downhill slide, says Peter Berger, since sociology's golden age in the 1950s.
Large estimates of the U.S. Muslim population have been cropping up every since the 9/11 attacks. Too large, say some experts.
Can journalists learn the ropes at journalism schools? Most professionals think not, but curriculum changes could make a difference.
Ravenous plants are the stuff of science fiction, but today's scientists are using feisty flora to munch on a variety of manmade toxins.
Creating nonbreeders may hold the key to wiping out harmful species.
China and India have an overabundance of young men. If history is any guide, that should worry the rest of the world.
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