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Smear Tactics: The Dirtiest Tricks In American Politics

Get ready for the mud-slinging: the 2016 presidential hopefuls have taken out their magnifying glass and tweezers, looking for any opportunity to pick away at their opponents’ policy mistakes and, arguably more important, character. There’s a euphemism for it: “opposition research”. Ted Cruz has already moved in on the attack...

By Chris Altman • Apr 26, 2015

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Smear Tactics: The Dirtiest Tricks In American Politics

Get ready for the mud-slinging: the 2016 presidential hopefuls have taken out their magnifying glass and tweezers, looking for any opportunity to pick away at their opponents’ policy mistakes and, arguably more important, character. There’s a euphemism for it: “opposition research”. Ted Cruz has already moved in on the attack...

By Chris Altman • April 26, 2015

Inside Kalachi, Kazakhstan’s Real-Life “Sleepy Hollow”

Medical experts are baffled why so many people in the small Kazakhstan town of Kalachi spontaneously fall asleep — sometimes for days at a time.

By Abby Norman • Apr 25, 2015

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Inside Kalachi, Kazakhstan’s Real-Life “Sleepy Hollow”

Medical experts are baffled why so many people in the small Kazakhstan town of Kalachi spontaneously fall asleep — sometimes for days at a time.

By Abby Norman • April 25, 2015

Cinderella Over Time: Tracking A Glass Slipper For Centuries

Cinderella may seem straightforward—girl loses shoe, finds her prince and lives happily ever after—but hundreds of iterations of the fairytale exist. In each telling of the tale, the pauper-turned-princess changes drastically, yet whether she’s a grief-stricken witch, a meek domestic goddess or Disney’s sugar-coated queen of courage and kindness, there’s...

By Kiri Picone • Mar 23, 2015

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Cinderella Over Time: Tracking A Glass Slipper For Centuries

Cinderella may seem straightforward—girl loses shoe, finds her prince and lives happily ever after—but hundreds of iterations of the fairytale exist. In each telling of the tale, the pauper-turned-princess changes drastically, yet whether she’s a grief-stricken witch, a meek domestic goddess or Disney’s sugar-coated queen of courage and kindness, there’s...

By Kiri Picone • March 23, 2015

Why The History Of Measles (And Vaccines) Matters Today

The history of measles contains centuries of information. Here's what you need to know about the invasive, deadly disease.

By Kiri Picone • Feb 9, 2015

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Why The History Of Measles (And Vaccines) Matters Today

The history of measles contains centuries of information. Here's what you need to know about the invasive, deadly disease.

By Kiri Picone • February 9, 2015

Globalization Can’t Be All That Bad If It Gives Us Hot Air Balloon Festivals Like This

These photos from the International Hot Air Balloon festival in Switzerland highlight the snowy landscape.

By Kiri Picone • Jan 31, 2015

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Globalization Can’t Be All That Bad If It Gives Us Hot Air Balloon Festivals Like This

These photos from the International Hot Air Balloon festival in Switzerland highlight the snowy landscape.

By Kiri Picone • January 31, 2015

Who Are The Boko Haram Islamists?

As the world reacted to the Charlie Hebdo terror attacks, Boko Haram terrorists slaughtered thousands. Who are they?

By Susan Sims • Jan 24, 2015

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Who Are The Boko Haram Islamists?

As the world reacted to the Charlie Hebdo terror attacks, Boko Haram terrorists slaughtered thousands. Who are they?

By Susan Sims • January 24, 2015

The Andromeda Galaxy Reminds Us How Small We Are

The world's largest image of the Andromeda Galaxy shows the impressive size and scope of the star system.

By Kiri Picone • Jan 23, 2015

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The Andromeda Galaxy Reminds Us How Small We Are

The world's largest image of the Andromeda Galaxy shows the impressive size and scope of the star system.

By Kiri Picone • January 23, 2015

Chinese Cancer Villages Show The High Human Cost Of Industrialization

In November 2013, an eight-year-old girl from Jiangsu province became the youngest person in China to be diagnosed with lung cancer. While her doctors hesitated to draw a causal relationship between pollution and the girl’s cancer, they did say that it was likely due to prolonged exposure to airborne particles...

By Savannah Cox • Jan 22, 2015

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Chinese Cancer Villages Show The High Human Cost Of Industrialization

In November 2013, an eight-year-old girl from Jiangsu province became the youngest person in China to be diagnosed with lung cancer. While her doctors hesitated to draw a causal relationship between pollution and the girl’s cancer, they did say that it was likely due to prolonged exposure to airborne particles...

By Savannah Cox • January 22, 2015

10 Controversial Charlie Hebdo Covers Translated

Journalists, publishers, writers and readers were all shocked to learn of the massacre on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Resurrected in 1992, the publication has had its fair share of controversy, threats and violence over the years, as it has depicted just about every political and religious figure alive or...

By Kiri Picone • Jan 9, 2015

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10 Controversial Charlie Hebdo Covers Translated

Journalists, publishers, writers and readers were all shocked to learn of the massacre on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Resurrected in 1992, the publication has had its fair share of controversy, threats and violence over the years, as it has depicted just about every political and religious figure alive or...

By Kiri Picone • January 9, 2015

Comics Worth Killing For: The Road To Je Suis Charlie Hebdo

As a satirical publication that’s poked fun at everyone from Muhammad and Jewish people to Jesus and Michael Jackson, Charlie Hebdo is no stranger to threats and controversy. Yet nobody could have predicted that three gunmen would burst into the newspaper’s weekly editorial meeting and start shooting this past Wednesday....

By Kiri Picone • Jan 8, 2015

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Comics Worth Killing For: The Road To Je Suis Charlie Hebdo

As a satirical publication that’s poked fun at everyone from Muhammad and Jewish people to Jesus and Michael Jackson, Charlie Hebdo is no stranger to threats and controversy. Yet nobody could have predicted that three gunmen would burst into the newspaper’s weekly editorial meeting and start shooting this past Wednesday....

By Kiri Picone • January 8, 2015