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NUSANTARA, Indonesia — Like many of the world’s megacities, Jakarta has mega-problems. Two-hour commutes are a way of life. Air pollution is a serious health hazard. Drinking water is running out. On ...
Interest on the national debt in 2024 will cost a staggering $870 billion, a sum that exceeds the amount we spend on defense, which is the largest of the discretionary items in the budget, according ...
NPR's Juana Summers speaks to researcher Rikke Jeppesen about her work on how sea otters, which were hunted to almost near extinction, have been able to thrive by eating up to 120,000 crabs a year.