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Article — From the April 1996 issue
The grass may be greener in Canada, but U.S. farm policy spreads the green around
Article — From the August 1978 issue
In which scientists and environmentalists argue about the right way to kill insects
Article — From the December 1953 issue
Article — From the February 1947 issue
Article — From the October 1941 issue
One man's meat — From the January 1941 issue
Article — From the March 1940 issue
Article — From the June 1934 issue

Amount of cash CNN reporter Peter Arnett says he wore sewn into his clothes while covering the Gulf War:

Babies prefer to look at attractive people.

A woman testified that prostitutes at the “bunga bunga” parties thrown by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi had dressed up as President Obama.
“This is the heart of the magic factory, the place where medicine is infused with the miracles of science, and I’ve come to see how it’s done.”