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American History: Hurricane Katrina, Iraq and the Great Recession

Flooding in New Orleans, a surge in Iraq and a collapse in the U.S. housing market | THE MAKING OF A NATION

How Gold Became the Gold Standard for Trade

New Findings About Loss of Bees

Why Getting Dirty Can Be Healthy for Children

Getting a Better Picture of Student Success

Crushed Autos as Art

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Volunteers Find New Ways to Put Their Helping Hands to Work

Meet some people who are giving their time and energy to unusual projects | EXPLORATIONS

Language Has Risks for Health Translators

They need to know what a culture will accept in finding the right words for things like body parts and sex | HEALTH REPORT

Looking for Answers to Asthma

Rates of the incurable but controllable disease have been increasing worldwide | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

The Limits to Organic Farming in Feeding the World

A study says most conventional farms have bigger yields, but in some cases the differences can be small | AGRICULTURE REPORT