How Cambodia’s Day of Remembrance for Genocide Victims Has Always Been Complicated by Politics
Reenactments of the Khmer Rouge genocide are annual events in Cambodia. On the grounds of the famous killing fields of Choeung Ek, outside the capital …
How Will Game of Thrones End for Daenerys? Here’s What Real Military History Can Tell Us
Warning: This story contains spoilers for Game of Thrones. When Daenerys Targaryen chose to make a fiery, devastating attack on King’s Landing in the penultimate …
These Presidents Won the Electoral College — But Not the Popular Vote
As Democratic presidential hopefuls unroll their platforms for the 2020 presidential election, some of the hot-button issues they’re discussing, such as immigration and healthcare, will …
What Came Before Game of Thrones: The 3 Classic Episodes That Made TV Finales Matter
While millions of people will tune in to the finale of Game of Thrones on Sunday night, after eight award-winning seasons on HBO, millions more …
We Don’t Have to Imagine the Consequences of Abortion Bans. We Just Have to Look to the Past
On Wednesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed the nation’s most extreme abortion bill. If it goes into effect, it would ban abortion almost entirely in …
An Explorer Just Made the Deepest Ever Manned Sea Dive — and He Found a Plastic Bag
An American explorer who set a new record for the deepest ever manned sea dive says he saw a plastic bag and candy wrappers at …
Google Celebrates Lucy Wills, Who Found a Simple Solution to Improve the Health of Pregnant Women Everywhere
The pioneering English hematologist Lucy Wills, whose research into women’s health during pregnancy changed the lives of millions around the globe, was celebrated in Friday’s …
An Explorer Just Made the Deepest Ever Manned Sea Dive — and He Found a Plastic Bag
An American explorer who set a new record for the deepest ever manned sea dive says he saw a plastic bag and candy wrappers at …
Google Celebrates Lucy Wills, Who Found a Simple Solution to Improve the Health of Pregnant Women Everywhere
The pioneering English hematologist Lucy Wills, whose research into women’s health during pregnancy changed the lives of millions around the globe, was celebrated in Friday’s …
How Military Moms Changed the History of Mother’s Day
When Americans celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, they will be continuing a tradition that most famously dates back to 1908, when Anna Jarvis sent 500 …