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American History

Civil War Death Toll Higher Than Previously Thought

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World Geography

Burma Enters a New Era

Mosque of Sankore in Timbuktu
World History

West African Unrest Threatens Timbuktu

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Civics / Government

Anti-Bullying Efforts Gain the Spotlight

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American Diversity

African American Children’s Attitudes Surprise Researchers

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Economics

College Grads’ Job Prospects Improving

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Psychology

Imagination and the Science of Creativity

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sociology

Alone but Far from Lonely

political cartoon "Fraud against Truth"
American History

In American History, Many Days Have Been April Fool’s Day

news photos about sinking of Titanic
World History

On 100th Anniversary, New Theory May Explain Titanic Disaster

Congolese rain forest people
World Geography

Indigenous Congolese Use GPS to Map the Rain Forest

2012 Republican presidential candidates on stage
Civics / Government

Tracking the Race for the Republican Presidential Nomination

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American Diversity

Student Filmmakers Hit the Video Bigtime

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Economics

Comparing Tax Rates and Realities

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Psychology

The Psychological Power of Pets

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sociology

How Americans Talk, Part 2: Weird Words Plentiful in American Dialects

Neanderthal cave painting
World History

World’s Oldest Work of Art May Require Overhaul of Neanderthal Image

Pakistanis protest Koran burning
American History

Crisis in Afghanistan over Koran Burning