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Why the Oscars love method actors

How ski warfare created biathlon

How Pennsylvania rigged its electoral map

Why ships used this camouflage in World War I

Meet one of the 260,000 legal immigrants Trump wants deported

It’s not you. Phones are designed to be addicting.

How the economy shapes our love lives

When the only way to go free is to plead guilty

Why Black Panther’s box office success matters

How figure skaters choose their music, explained with Adam Rippon

Why women’s ice hockey has a higher concussion rate than football

How figure skating scoring rewards risk over artistry

Why the triple axel is such a big deal

The Trump-Fox & Friends feedback loop, explained

What a war with North Korea would look like

Why Ukraine is trapped in endless conflict

The 2020 census is in serious trouble

Why do taxpayers pay billions for football stadiums?

What BMI doesn't tell you about your health

The 2018 State of the Union in 4 minutes

President Trump's 2018 State of the Union address

The problem with online charter schools

Why danger symbols can’t last forever

Why Puerto Rico is not a US state

The awkward debate around Trump's mental fitness

How this young prince seized power in Saudi Arabia

It's not you. Commuting is bad for your health.

How red squirrel pelts shaped our monetary systems [Advertiser content from Zelle]

How faster computers gave us Meltdown and Spectre

How audiobooks are recorded

How rats take advantage of human failure

The chocolate science hype machine

The new US tax law, explained with cereal

How the US failed to rebuild Afghanistan

The real reason Amelia Earhart is so famous

Here's how Trump's nuclear "button" actually works...

Iran's massive protests, explained in 4 minutes

Why the market for skin whitening is growing

Takeout creates a lot of trash. It doesn't have to.

N.E.R.D.'s hit song "Lemon" owes a lot to New Orleans bounce

2017, in 7 minutes

How this military explosive is poisoning American soil

Filthy Frank fans made us do this

How Trump makes extreme things look normal

Where babies in movies come from

How smart is today's artificial intelligence?

A teenager's journey through weight loss surgery

How the end of net neutrality could change the internet