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Here's what you can do, right now, to help with disaster response and relief efforts in Japan.

Meet Hideaki Akaiwa: a real-life action hero performing superhuman acts of bravery in the earthquake's aftermath.

Portland-based designer Max Erdenberger has created a brilliantly simple poster you can buy to aid efforts in Japan.

Check out these amazing photos of a totally devastated stretch of Japanese highway that was rebuilt in three short days.

A look back at the infographics that drew the most attention, on topics from happiness to Burning Man

Compared to Haiti, corporations are rushing to donate to Japan, where they have more colleagues and customers. The American people not so much.
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For many companies, it's still profit over people when it comes to safety.

China getting the top spot on the PISA tests created a panic over America's fall from academic grace. But our scores are actually improving.

Students say that getting back to something familiar—school—helps them deal with the stress of living in shelters and having lost loved ones.

The basics behind a nuclear meltdown, and answers to other earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster FAQs.

If major quakes occur approximately 15 times a year around the world, where will the next one hit?

Inspired by ancient Japanese messaging traditions, Leaf Letter paper goods are cut in the shapes of various leaves.

Up-close footage from the natural disaster that's rocking the world.

A young woman on the Miyagi Coast gave her life to save thousands of others.