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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | 1963 | Article”Letter from Birmingham Jail”Where the depth of the challenge meets clarity of purpose and leadership emerges.Isabel Wilkerson | Random House, 2020 | BookCaste: The Origins of Our DiscontentsTo understand both the reasons and the needlessness of old habits.John Della Volpe | St. Martin’s Press, 2022 | BookFight:…Continue Reading

Dawn J. Wright, Christian Harder | Esri Press | BookGIS for Science: Maps for Saving the Planet, Volume 3This book highlights real-world examples of scientists creating maps about saving life on Earth and preserving biodiversity. It features a compilation of maps and spatial analysis workflows by our colleagues across the science community about protecting the…Continue Reading

Afternoon naps are refreshing — but could they be messing up our sleep cycles? Sleep scientist Matt Walker reveals the pros and cons of napping, plus tips on how to get the most out of your next short snooze…Continue Reading

Six years ago, actor Mark Wahlberg was enjoying dinner with two priests when one of them told him a true story he couldn’t get out of his mind.It was about a young boxer who grew up in a troubled home and – after nearly dying in an accident – converted to Catholicism to become a…Continue Reading

As Ukrainian military personnel, police and volunteers laid green tarps over the bodies of at least 50 people, including five children, killed by a Russian missile strike at a railway station in Kramatorsk, Ukraine on Friday, federal lawmakers were easing into a two-week recess. For months, the House and Senate have been at a standstill…Continue Reading

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. For the first few years of Barack Obama’s presidency, the White House persuaded immigration activists to hold their fire. The incoming Obama team had to first rebuild the economy and make sure…Continue Reading

The dining will be fine aboard the International Space Station (ISS) throughout the next week. Flying 408 km (254 mi.) above the Earth and clipping along at a brisk 28,000 km/h (17,500 mph), the crew will be tucking into arroz Estelle Valencia, a Spanish rice dish; secreto de cerdo with pisto—Ibérico Pork with tomatoes, onions,…Continue Reading

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has long been thought of as an ailment of middle, or even young, adulthood. The chronic illness—which includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, bleeding, and decreased quality of life—impacts about 3.1 million people in the U.S. However, it is far from a disease only of…Continue Reading