Rory McIlroy claims second straight Masters title

Rory McIlroy joined more elite company Sunday at the Masters when he pulled away with a pair of birdies around Amen Corner and, as usual, saved a little drama for the end before taking his place in Augusta National history as only the fourth back-to-back champion. In a final round where three players had a …

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South Africa’s great white sharks mysteriously vanished. Scientists can’t agree who, or what, is the culprit.

When great white sharks started vanishing from the coastal waters around Cape Town, South Africa, some scientists and conservationists were mystified. Those waters teemed with great white sharks when 60 Minutes correspondent Anderson Cooper went diving with the predators in 2010. The area was home to smaller sharks and seals that the great whites hunted, …

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Catholic conversions rising: Inside the Catholic Church’s quiet revival

For more than two decades, the numbers told a story of decline. Adult conversions to Catholicism had been falling steadily since the early 2000s, according to data compiled by Georgetown University. Weddings, baptisms, and even funerals registered fewer and fewer Catholic participants. The church appeared to be losing its hold on American life. Then something …

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How wildlife photographer Chris Fallows captures the natural world

When wildlife photographer Chris Fallows first ventured into the waters of False Bay, in Cape Town, South Africa, he saw a thriving community of great white sharks. They would hunt the tens of thousands of seals that lived on a nearby rock called Seal Island. A decade ago, Fallows saw 250 to 300 different great …

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