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Fishermen Team Up With Scientists To Make A More Selective Net

A trawling experiment in the Gulf of Maine aims to scoop up abundant and profitable flatfish, while bypassing the once plentiful but now depleted cod population. So far, the results are promising.

There was a lot in the world of race relations to make your head hurt. But it wasn't all bad. There was also John Legend.

This Week In Race: Racism, Racism And, To Salve Your Soul, John Legend

Everywhere we looked in the news this week — in prisons, politics, online — we found strains of racism. It even shows up from beyond the grave.

Rashaan Salaam poses with his 1994 Heisman Trophy at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York, Dec. 10, 1994.

Heisman Winner, San Diego Native Rashaan Salaam Found Dead In Colorado Park

He was one of the nation's most prized recruits coming out of eight-man football at La Jolla Country Day.

Al Gore Meets With Donald And Ivanka Trump In Search For 'Common Ground'

Gore has spent decades warning about the dire consequences of unchecked, man-made climate change, while Trump regularly called climate change "a hoax" during the campaign.

Emmanuelle Charpentier (left) and Jennifer Doudna have a case for being the inventors of CRISPR-cas9, a transformative tool for gene editing.

Scientists Battle In Court Over Lucrative Patents For Gene-Editing Tool

A gene-editing technology called CRISPR-cas9 could be a gold mine for its inventors, but it's not clear who owns the idea. U.S. patent judges will soon hear oral arguments to decide the issue.

Labs are now churning out large white diamonds that are indistinguishable from those found in nature. The diamond on the left is lab-grown, while the uncut version of the one on the right was created by millions of years of intense pressure.

Lab-Grown Diamonds Come Into Their Own

Commercial labs can now make the large, clear diamonds people prize for engagement rings and other jewelry in as little as 72 hours. How will this change the diamond industry?

View of the Colombian Congress' House of Representatives Wednesday night as it debated whether to endorse the new peace agreement signed between the government and the Marxist rebel group known as the FARC.

Colombia's Congress Ratifies Second Peace Deal With Marxist Rebels

A peace agreement with the leftist rebel group FARC was narrowly rejected in a national referendum in October. The deal was renegotiated and submitted to Colombia's Congress, bypassing voters.

Gianfranco Rosi's documentary, <em>Fire at Sea, </em>is set on the tiny Sicilian island of Lampedusa, where tens of thousands of migrants come ashore each year.

2 New Works Confront The Refugee Crisis With Empathy And Humanity

Critic John Powers discusses the Italian documentary, Fire at Sea, and the novel, These Are the Names. The works take very different — but nonetheless poignant — approaches to the refugee situation.

Gianfranco Rosi's documentary, Fire at Sea, is set on the tiny Sicilian island of Lampedusa, where tens of thousands of migrants come ashore each year.

2 New Works Confront The Refugee Crisis With Empathy And Humanity

Critic John Powers discusses the Italian documentary, Fire at Sea, and the novel, These Are the Names. The works take very different — but nonetheless poignant — approaches to the refugee situation.

Kratom seeds are shown in Southeast Asia in this undated photo.

Kratom: Healing Herb Or Dangerous Drug?

A plant called kratom is banned in San Diego, and the DEA is considering banning it nationwide. Some San Diegans say it has medicinal benefits.

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