Taliban affirms that stoning will be punishment for adulterers — especially women In a recording, the group's leader declared: "We will flog the women ... we will stone them to death in public [for crimes]." What does Islamic law say on the matter? And have stonings taken place? Ruchi Kumar
The invisible lives — and deaths — of the children of sex workers Children of sex workers are a neglected population facing serious health issues and at risk for premature death. A new effort sheds light on a group that's often missing from official data. Gabrielle Emanuel
Siblings can share the darndest quirks — like picking up coins & keys with their toes Siblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know whqt's up with that. Ari Daniel
Why does TB have such a hold on the Inuit communities of the Canadian Arctic? Canada has one of the world's lowest rates of tuberculosis. Yet this deadly disease is surging among Indigenous people in this icy, remote part of the country. Melody Schreiber
DRC is seeing its worst mpox outbreak — but has no vaccines or treatments yet. Why? With nearly 5,000 cases reported so far this year — and concerns about a new strain — the Democratic Republic of Congo is considering the declaration of a public health emergency. Gabrielle Emanuel
How do you get siblings to be nice to each other? Latino families have an answer Over the past few decades, psychologists have begun to understand how parents across many cultures teach their children to build deep, fulfilling relationships with their siblings. Michaeleen Doucleff
How two good friends became sworn siblings — with the revival of an ancient ritual Thousands of years ago, there was a ceremony to bind close friends together as sworn siblings. Could the practice be resurrected today to strengthen modern friendships? Two women did just that. Rhaina Cohen
What World War II taught us about how to help starving people today The modern study of the starvation was sparked by the liberation of concentration camp survivors. U.S. and British soldiers rushed to feed them — and yet they sometimes perished. Nurith Aizenman
What are 'orphan crops'? And why is there a new campaign to get them adopted? The grass pea is one: a hardy crop that can thrive in a drought. An agriculturist is spearheading an effort to diversity what farmers grow as climate change threatens staples like corn and wheat. Dan Charles
The U.S. has come up with its own global strategy to thwart the next pandemic The Biden administration has launched a new effort to improve the ability of the U.S. to prevent, detect and respond to global health threats. Some experts say the new strategy doesn't go far enough. Gabrielle Emanuel
