The Balloonfest That Went Horribly Wrong

In 1986, 1.5 million balloons were released over Cleveland, resulting in an unforeseen tragedy.

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‘I Wanted to Take My Body Off’: Detransitioned

What happens when a person decides to reverse a gender transition?

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Watch the U.S. Turn Away Asylum Seekers at the Border

Fleeing violence, a family faces the Trump administration's crackdown.

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All Cats Go to Heaven

A retired couple devotes their lives to caring for a plethora of elderly cats.

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Your Brain on Depression

An animated short film illuminates the neuroscience of depression.

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Stunning Time-Lapse Footage of Hawaii’s Kīlauea Eruption

Get up close and personal with the slowly erupting volcano.

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Is Trump Ready for a Global Outbreak?

Should America experience a pandemic, the president’s tendencies toward nationalism may fuel the fire.

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The Cultural Factors Driving America's Departure From Reality

Author Kurt Andersen describes how the 1960s and the internet gave rise to the current political climate.

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The Pentagon's $1.5 Trillion Mistake

The F-35 fighter jet was supposed to do everything. Instead, it can barely do anything.

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A Devastating Story of Hate and Murder

After her husband was killed in a hate crime in Kansas, an American immigrant reevaluates her dream of the country.

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4 Synchronized Camera Angles of the UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident

Andy Baio synchronized four YouTube videos of the UC Davis protest on November 18, so one can watch events unfold from multiple, side-by-side perspectives

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