A Trek to the Giant Mongolian Glacier That Holds the Secrets to Global Warming
Deep in the Altai mountains, American scholars are using drones to study glacier-formed ridges that could unlock the mysteries of abrupt climate change.
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Putting Trump Into Historical Perspective
A University of Notre Dame historian suspects his movement will dissipate once the billionaire gets bored. By Tom…
Being Chelsea Manning
At the end of September, Chelsea Manning was finishing up a book on artificial intelligence and human life…
Talking Student Loans With Sara Goldrick-Rab
We sat down with the education researcher to talk about her new book on higher education and the financial aid system.
In India, a Revolution of the Untouchables
Taking their cue from Black Lives Matter, members of a new generation of lower-caste Indians are poised to…
Debriefing the Second Presidential Debate
From ISIS to Goldman Sachs, we’ve got you covered. (Photo: iStockPhoto; Wikimedia Commons; Taylor Le/Pacific Standard) Trump’s Likability—or…
Behind the Scenes of East Chicago’s Housing Crisis
How one city’s lead crisis has left more than 1,100 people looking for new homes.
Climate Change Is Threatening to Exterminate the Wayúu People
In northeastern Colombia, corruption, climate change, and coal mining have collided to unleash a fatal drought. By Daniel…
Is Trump’s Ostentatious Lifestyle Part of His Appeal?
A political scientist compares the Donald to the Great Gatsby. By Tom Jacobs From left: Leonardo DiCaprio as…
Does Eating Factory-Farmed Meat Put One on Par With Anti-Vaxxers?
Both are individual choices made in defiance of sound science and common sense, and both put the rest…