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The Big Melt: The Last Antarctic Explorers Are Seeking Answers Inside the Continent's Ice [Video]

After eons of change measured in geologic time, Antarctica is now rapidly transforming—and sitting on a treacherous ledge.

Culture

Gay Talese on Journalism’s Woes

The veteran journalist discusses the art of listening and the terror of voice recorders.
World

Two Numbers: New Year, New Gym, New You...For Now

Your gym might be packed in January, but the crowds will soon thin out.
Opinion

Germany at War

As Germany's global influence grows, politicians are more willing to deploy the military overseas in spite of voter wariness.
World

Amateur Afghan Astronomy Is Risky Business

Despite danger and superstition, astronomers in a perpetual war zone find joy in the night skies.
World

Restless in Russia: The Kremlin Braces for a Possible Spring of Discontent

As the country's economy worsens the Kremlin prepares for a wave of potential unrest.
World

U.S. State-Sponsored Terrorism Victims Can Finally Expect Some Compensation

More than two decades of dogged legal work finally paid off.
World

Burundi Is Burning

The African country with a bloody history of ethnic conflict risks descending into chaos in the wake of escalating political tensions.
Tech & Science

How to Stop Crypto, A Deadly Disease So Neglected It’s Missed on the ‘Neglected’ List

Cryptococcal meningitis kills 300,000 people a year. So why does the WHO's crypto team have only one person on the case?
Culture

Savile Row Tailor Huntsman, and the Pursuit of Elegance

The owner of Huntsman, one of London's most celebrated bespoke tailors for men, has strengthened Savile Row.
Culture

How to Commit the Perfect Wine Crime: Steal a Case. Or Make Your Own

Can't afford that $4,000 bottle of 1982 Château Lafite-Rothschild Pauillac? No problem.
Tech & Science

What Happens When Scientists Fall Sick With the Very Disease They Study?

Researchers who become patients can quickly lose sight of the neutrality they've developed.
Culture

What Would Christopher Hitchens Write?

A new collection of essays shows a mind that remained sharp and unforgiving to the last.
Tech & Science

Smartphones Are Getting Outsmarted, and Apps Will Be the Next to Fall

Phones are where laptops were about 10 years ago.
Tech & Science

Robots Will Soon Be Teaching Refugee Kids German

Developed in France, the robots are expected to enter classrooms within 18 months.
Culture

As Print Journalism Declines, Fate of Sidewalk Newspaper Boxes Is Unclear

Manufacturers of newspaper boxes are scaling back production and community groups say they are an eyesore.