Politics

A family tunes in to the 1976 debate

Americans Have Always Loved to Hate Presidential Debates

Audiences are ambivalent — but they still tune in

Alpine cows near Berne, Switzerland.

Swiss Troops Stormed France in the Name of Cheese (and Cows)

Thirsty cows + torrid heat = trouble between nations

A resident walks along the border of an Indian enclave within Bangladesh

This Was the Turducken of Border Disputes

Dahala Khagrabari (#51) used to be a piece of India inside Bangladesh, inside India, inside Bangladesh

A customs officer in Thailand examines specimens from a three ton ivory seizure, estimated to be worth $6 million.

DNA and Databases Help Untangle the Web of the Illegal Wildlife Trade

Two new data-driven approaches help identify key hotspots for poaching and trafficking

Electoral documents being prepared for voters

Half of All Local Council Positions in France Will Be Held by Women

Joint tickets with men and women running together will lead to councils balanced by gender

Politicians Are More Persuasive During Interactive Town Hall Meetings

When given a chance at direct persuasion, most politicians are surprisingly good at changing our minds

Big News Stories of 2014 That Aren't Going Away

We just have so much to look forward to

One Conversation Can Change Same-Sex Marriage Opponents’ Minds

Voters change their stance after a face-to-face conversation with a gay or lesbian person hoping to get married

London Mayor Boris Johnson released his book, The Churchill Factor, in November 2014.

London Mayor Boris Johnson on Winston Churchill's Cheekiest Quotes

London's mayor talks about his new Churchill biography, 50 years after the British Bulldog's death

Cuban Fruit peddlers stopped along Malecon Sea drive in Havana, to peddle their wares: Mangos, melons, and pineapples. March 30, 1949,

Back When Americans Could Travel Freely to Cuba, Here's What It Looked Like

The U.S. broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1960

A composite chart depicting the Arctic Ocean sea floor.

Now the Danes Have Staked a Claim for the North Pole, Too

The ultimate decision over who controls the North Pole will come down to the United Nations

Hunters in 1910 pose with their new bear arms

More Americans Are Pro-Gun Than Pro-Gun Control

Americans prioritize gun rights over gun control for the first time in at least 20 years

Just in Time for Black Friday, San Francisco Passed the First Ever Retail Worker Bill of Rights

San Francisco's retail staff will have more stable hours and the possibility to work overtime

When Scott Kelly (right) goes to the International Space Station in 2015, he and his twin brother Mark (left) will participate in tests to study how spaceflight affects the body.

With An Eye To Mars, NASA is Testing its Astronaut Twins

Scott and Mark Kelly, the only twins to have traveled in space, are embarking on a mission to help NASA prepare for Mars

The Lennon Wall, a public art landmark in Prague. This picture was taken in 2010, and shows the wall before it was painted almost completely white on November 17, 2014.

Prague's Famous John Lennon Wall: Is It Over, or Reborn?

Art students painted over the famous landmark to make space for the next generation of artists—and people are already festooning the wall with new graffiti

Around 1,400 chimps might lose their home in Congo.

How a Misdrawn Map Put 1,400 Chimps and a Rare Plant in Peril

Miners and farmers are moving into a protected forest in Congo thanks in part to an administrative blooper

Chinese President Xi Jinping in a meeting with President Obama a few years ago

China's Climate Promises: Necessary, But Not Sufficient

The new U.S. and Chinese climate goals are important, but they're not enough to stop the problem

Wide Awake Republican political club from 1860, comprised of young men who dressed in uniforms and marched at night by torchlight for Lincoln.

Whigs Swigged Cider and Other Voter Indicators of the Past

Throughout most of American history, what someone wore indicated their political affiliations as loudly as a Prius or a Hummer might today

A worker installs filters on an experimental carbon capture and storage project in Spremberg, Germany, July 19, 2010.

It’s Still Possible to Stop the Worst of Climate Change

Say so long to fossil fuels

Your Reaction to “Gross” Pictures Can Betray Your Political Beliefs

Liberal and conservative brains show different activity patterns when they look at pictures of things typically thought of as disgusting

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