Man looking at photos of people disappeared in Nepal's civil war

Pursuing long-awaited justice for victims of Nepal's 'People's War'

Sept. 20, 2024

Nepal’s revamped truth commissions will need to go beyond ‘ritualism’ to deliver justice to civil war victims.

Memorial wall with photos of war victims in Ukraine

Amid growing war fatigue, some Ukrainians more willing to cede land

Sept. 19, 2024

Growing number of war-weary Ukrainians would reluctantly give up territory to save lives, suggests recent survey.

white-shouldered bumblebee on yellow goldenbanner flower

Studying complex networks of plants and pollinators

Sept. 11, 2024

I’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a decade of summers looking at plant-pollinator interactions—here’s what I learned

herd of horses walking through stream

Rewriting the story of horse domestication

Sept. 3, 2024

Domesticating horses had a huge impact on human society—new science rewrites where and when it first happened.

Kamala Harris at a rally in Wisconsin

Who is Kamala Harris?

Aug. 6, 2024

Kamala Harris’ identity as a biracial woman is either a strength or a weakness, depending on whom you ask.

Boy and girl looking at candles

Honoring the diversity in two distinct but linked communities

May 16, 2024

Asian Jewish Americans have a double reason to celebrate their heritage in May.

Climate march in Washington D.C.

Putting climate on the ballot

March 19, 2024

Climate change matters to more and more people–and could be a deciding factor in the 2024 election.

illuminated menorah

Enjoying an old holiday in new ways

Dec. 5, 2023

Hanukkah celebrations have changed dramatically—but the same is true of Christmas.

Black and white photo of moon craters

Searching shadowed lunar landscapes for water

Nov. 15, 2023

Scientists suspect there’s ice hiding on the Moon, and a host of missions from the U.S. and beyond are searching for it.

A sukkah constructed for Sukkot

Finding home and community in a temporary shelter

Sept. 26, 2023

On Sukkot, the Jewish ‘Festival of Booths,’ each sukkah is as unique as the person who builds it.

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