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From left to right: Jacky St. James, David Cruz, Danielle Brinkley, Shira Tarrant, Isiah Maxwell, Lisey Sweet.

What We (Don't) Talk About When We Talk About Porn

Access to pornography is easier now than ever before. For many people, it's their first experience with sex. How is the fantasy of pornography affecting young people's ideas toward the reality of sex?

Tanisha Cortez waits on a table at a restaurant in Ames, Iowa. When the previous restaurant she worked for closed, Cortez applied to others and had job offers right away. Jobs are plentiful in Ames, a small city of more than 65,000 residents tucked amid farm fields north of Des Moines.

In This Town, You Apply For A Job And You Get It

Ames, Iowa, has an unemployment rate of 1.5%, making it the tightest job market in the country. That's great for workers — but a challenge for those looking for them.

A rendering of the proposed high speed rail project.

Feds Won't Immediately Give Away $1B For California Rail

The Trump administration has said it will not immediately give $1 billion it revoked from California's high-speed rail project to another project.

One of the elevated sections of the high-speed rail under construction in Fresno, Calif., Dec. 6, 2017.

California Sues Over $1B In Canceled High-Speed Rail Money

California has sued to block the administration of President Donald Trump from cancelling nearly $1 billion for the state's high-speed rail project.

This Dec. 6, 2017, file photo shows one of the elevated sections of the high-speed rail under construction in Fresno, Calif.

Trump Administration Pulls $1B For California Rail Project

The Trump administration cancelled nearly $1 billion in federal money for California's high-speed rail project Thursday, further throwing into question the future of the ambitious plan to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco.

On the shores of Vancouver, Canada, and across the Pacific Northwest, there is an unusual but not uncommon occurrence: feet washing up.

Human Feet Still Washing Up In Pacific Northwest, But Don't Panic

For years, human feet have been bobbing ashore in Washington State and British Columbia. Last week another was found on Vancouver Island. No foul play has ever been uncovered.

A farmer plows his field with an ox-pulled plow in China's Guangxi province. Archaeologists think that domesticated farm animals increased inequality in some ancient societies.

From Cattle To Capital: How Agriculture Bred Ancient Inequality

Archaeologists say early civilizations in North and Central America were more egalitarian than the societies of Eurasia — and they think it's because early Americans didn't have cattle or horses.

Which entry has the best desk? Clockwise from top left: Sophie Marks, jeannie, TOP nachos, 76th Street, Brie Capone, AJO.

Our Favorite Desks Of The 2019 Tiny Desk Contest

Every entry video for the Tiny Desk Contest must feature a desk. For our next just-for-fun fan vote, we want you to tell us your favorite desk.

Andrew Heaton runs the medical marijuana dispensary WTJ MMJ Supply in Colorado Springs. He said he believes legal recreational marijuana in the city could deter active duty soldiers from using pot.

The Army Has A Message For Soldiers: Even Where Marijuana Is Legal, Don't Use It

Recreational marijuana use is now legal in 10 states, but it remains off-limits to service members ... and some military communities don't want it to be sold anywhere near bases.

Zoologist Lucy Cooke says we infantilize pandas because they look cute. "We don't think of them as bears," she says. "We think of them as helpless evolutionary mishaps." Though captive breeding programs get a lot of press, she wishes that there were more emphasis on maintaining their natural habitat. Above, panda cubs at a conservation center in Wenchuan in China's southwestern Sichuan province.

Who Cares If They're Cute? This Zoologist Accepts Animals On Their Own Terms

Zoologist Lucy Cooke says humans aren't doing animals any favors when we moralize their behavior. Her book The Truth About Animals is organized around "fact and not sentimentality."

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