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The Missing Women Drama Why is the global rate of female deaths higher than men, particularly in low- and medium-income countries? Published September 15, 2012

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Sizing Up Antarctica's Glacial Melt If the melt-off from Antarctica's ice sheets over the past decade (2002-12) were poured into a California-sized Jello-O mold, how high would the water rise? Published July 27, 2012

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Student Debt and the Waning American Dream Could student loan debt be the next great "debt bubble" to wreak havoc with the U.S. economy? Published June 30, 2012

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Peacekeeping's Busiest Decade Which decade saw the most peacekeeping missions begin? Published May 29, 2012

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How Poverty Shrinks Globally What is the share of the population of developing countries that now lives in extreme poverty? Published April 20, 2012

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Europe's Youth Unemployment Problem Which European country now has the highest level of youth unemployment? Published February 27, 2012

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The 20th Century's Largest Population Slowdowns Which event caused the largest population slowdown over the past 100 years? Published January 23, 2012

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Global Travel Champion Which country spent the most on tourism beyond its own borders in 2011? Published September 8, 2012

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Cars Vs. Humans If the world had the same rate of car ownership as the United States, how many vehicles would be on the roads? Published January 18, 2012

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Toiling All Year Long Based on the average number of hours a worker works annually, which nation works the hardest? Published September 21, 2012