Piracy in Somalia has been mostly suppressed, through the use of the method I suggested: armed guards on ships.

Our CO₂ emissions have made the ocean more acidic than ever in the past 300 million years (or more).

The article does not make it clear whether the ocean was more acidic 300 million years ago, or it's merely that our data go back only 300 million years.

Greenpeace protesters and a journalist have been charged with piracy even though Putin recognized that these charges are absurd.

The War on Drugs has failed, if judged by its ostensible goals.

However, it seems to have done a good job of enabling politicians to say "Look how tough I am!"

The NSA stores everyone's metadata for up to a year.