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In 2012, miners launched a rocket at Spain's civil guard, which, according to press reports, was attempting to halt protests against the government's decision to reduce coal subsidies.

Field Notes: Launching a Rocket at the Spanish Civil Guard

San Martín Del Rey Aurelio, Spain: In 2012, miners launched a rocket at Spain's civil guard, which, according to press reports, was attempting to halt protests against the government's decision to reduce coal subsidies.

Pacific Standard Staff

A Holocaust Museum Where Talking Is Encouraged

Eva Kor survived Auschwitz and Josef Mengele. Today, she's healing by telling her story.

Tony Rehagen

The Desegregation of American Airports

A new book by a German historian looks at the conflicting history of segregation in commercial air travel.

Peter C. Baker

The Myth Behind Painkilling Lettuce

Some doctors' manuals from the 19th century do list Lactuca virosa as a pain reliever, but there's little evidence that it works.

Francie Diep

At a funeral in a remote corner of Indonesia, water buffalo are sacrificed in order to help carry the deceased to the afterlife.

Field Notes: A Sacrifice for the Afterlife in Indonesia

Tana Toraja, Indonesia: At a funeral in a remote corner of Indonesia, water buffalo are sacrificed in order to help carry the deceased to the afterlife.

Pacific Standard Staff

Cat Fight: Inside the Struggle to Save the Latest Migrants Crossing the U.S-Mexico Border

Jaguars are crossing the border into the United States, causing a stir among scientists, mining interests, and those bent on building a wall.

Alan Weisman

PS Picks: ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ and a More Optimistic Vision of the Future

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

Kristina Kutateli

An aerial picture shows the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu on February 1, 2017, during its reopening following renovation after earthquake damage. Boudhanath Stupa was among hundreds of historic monuments damaged during the 7.8-magnitude quake that hit Nepal in April 2015, killing nearly 9,000 people.

Letter From Kathmandu, Nepal: The Omnipresence of Dust

Each time the electricity powers off in Kathmandu, thousands of diesel generators rumble to life, spewing noxious particulate matter, or PM2.5.

Abby Seiff

Smarter Kids Are More Open to Experimentation With Drugs and Alcohol

A study found that 11-year-olds who demonstrated medium or high academic ability were more likely to smoke cannabis at ages 18 to 20.

Tom Jacobs

Stalled Out: How Social Bias Is Segregating America’s Bathrooms

Public restrooms are sparking moral panic nationwide, and not for the first time. What, exactly, makes shared bathrooms so ripe for controversy? And what can we do about it?

Kate Wheeling