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A proposed lithium mine in Serbia is spurring protests over its potential impact on the environment. The mineral is in high demand because it’s crucial for the batteries that run electric vehicles.

While it would be great for the environment, the damage to the global economy and the health problems it could cause, especially for the poorest on the planet, would be a huge problem.

Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee says genetics play a significant role in identity, temperament, sexual orientation and disease risk — but that environment also matters. His new book is The Gene.

Christopher Marley sees beauty in dead things: snakes, octopuses, bugs. Other people do too — his work sells in high-end shops and has been shown in art and natural history museums.

As many as six lions escaped a national park just 4 miles from the downtown area of Kenya's capital city. But judging by social media, the mood in Nairobi was less fearful than giddy.

Pan Pan, who died this week at the age of 31, was known as the "panda grandpa": He has some 130 descendants worldwide, accounting for a quarter of the world's captive giant pandas.

From circa 1951: Sociologist and educator Charles S. Johnson tells how faith, morality and empathy helped lift his family from slavery and influence his own work for social justice in the United States.

The study being released on Wednesday warns of spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution and other problems coming from the increased threat of catastrophic wildfires.

The decrease began in January after far-right President Jair Bolsonaro left office and leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in.

The Biden's German shepherd, Commander, is a bit bite-y.