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Highway expansion projects don’t do what you might think they do.


Why you might feel sick after getting a Covid-19 vaccine.


The Covid-19 pandemic has ushered in a new generation of vaccines.
In the 1780s, a charismatic healer caused a stir in Paris.
A chrome ball is a surprisingly useful tool.


Deplatforming Trump won’t stop the big lie.
Not all rivers and streams are protected under the Trump administration’s new definition of “water.”
Let’s close out 2020 by looking back at the moments that inspired us and changed us in a year unlike any other.
Thousands of India’s farmers have set up camp in Delhi.


VR doesn’t need to look hyper-realistic for our brains to believe it.
Napoleon Bonaparte was often depicted concealing a hand inside his shirt. Why?
Tag went from childhood game to competitive spectacle. This is how.
The story behind Poland’s huge protests.
And where it leaves war-torn Nagorno-Karabakh.
On November 3, 2020, Mississippi voters finally adopted a state flag that represents the diversity of the state.
The obsessive journey to answer one question: Which of these photos was taken first?


Americans are turning against the war on drugs.
Biden beat Trump. So what now? Ezra Klein explains.
Republicans’ election-related lawsuits don’t amount to much. But the future of election law under the new US Supreme Court is a different story.


Why some Americans’ votes count more than others.
Without federal legislation, the fight for LGBTQ rights has unfolded in the courts and in the White House.
Conspiracy theory researchers explain how QAnon spread through Instagram.
The 2020 elections could be a step toward getting Americans to stop driving so much.
The green screen might be doomed. And that’s a good thing.
For beautiful food, sometimes you need a robot.
How the US poisoned Navajo Nation.
Black students get punished more harshly than white students. The president actually has a ton of power to do something about it.
The best hand-colored photos of the 19th century came from Japan.
The forgotten “wade-ins” that transformed the US.
Black voters are targeted on social media, too.


The 2020 US election could decide the fate of a more than 40-year-old ban on abortion funding.
And why Lebanon is on the verge of collapse.


The sneaky ways some US states make it harder to vote.
A casting director for Queer Eye explains the process.

