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American physicians were complicit in the Bush administration's torture policy. Why hasn't the medical profession taken a stand?

In praise of street-smart stargazing and the four-letter revelation.

An Israeli company has created blood and saliva samples that contain fake DNA evidence. Yikes.

A new fuel is driving the illegal trade in Native American artifacts: methamphetamine.

Philosophers and writers have long bemoaned of city life. Now scientists know why.


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