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How reliable is fingerprint analysis?

How "levee wars" are making floods worse

What a new Supreme Court means for abortion

Why the street gang MS-13 is an American problem

How feng shui shaped Hong Kong's skyline

How not to get phished (like the DNC)

Why there's a ring of natural disasters around the Pacific

China is erasing its border with Hong Kong

What a conductor actually does on stage

Road diets: designing a safer street

How 156 years of British rule shaped Hong Kong

Trump and Putin: A surreal moment in US politics

The (mostly) true story of hobo graffiti

We produce 13 tons of hazardous waste every second [Advertiser content from MailChimp]

How your split ends can help clean oil spills

Why seeking asylum in America is so difficult

Vox Borders: Hong Kong starts next week

Bees can understand zero. Can you?

Why France produces the most World Cup players

Why the US national anthem is terrible — and perfect

How one typeface took over movie posters

Can Trump really pardon himself?

It's not you. Date labels on food make no sense.

Why Americans suck at soccer (well, the men)

How Islamist militant groups are gaining strength in Africa

The voices of children separated at the border

How TV gave us the classic soccer ball

Dungeons and Dragons, explained

How did quietness become a sign of quality? [Advertiser content from 3M]

What does “denuclearization” mean?

Trump invented a fake spy scandal. People will still believe it.

Why 350°F is the magic number for baking

Trade wars, explained

Why so many sitcoms look the same

How noise pollution is ruining your hearing

Why chronic floods are coming to New Jersey

The bold plan to end malaria with a gene drive

The culture war between doctors and midwives, explained

Why people are buying cartoon cats on the blockchain

Monogamy, explained

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Why it's not a British royal wedding without fancy hats

The royal weddings that shaped European history

Why Israelis and Palestinians both claim Jerusalem

How British royals plan a wedding

The sound that connects Stravinsky to Bruno Mars

Why Stradivarius violins are worth millions

The big problem with comparing Trump to Nixon