Seyward Darby

“For the former detainees of America’s war on terror, stigma, poverty and continuing persecution present formidable obstacles to resettlement.”

“A trove of internal documents, combined with extensive reporting across the Middle East, reveals the tragic, disastrous failures of the U.S. military’s long-distance approach to warfare.”

“The more scientists learn about the Hudsonian godwit, the more they’re amazed—and worried.”

“H.A. Rey recreated star maps with wit, grace, and accuracy.”

“The forgotten pleasures of analog media.”

“An account of the wonder substance that has become our tarbaby.”

One of the most dangerous chemical plants in America sits in one of West Virginia’s only majority-Black communities. For decades, residents of Institute have raised alarms about air pollution. They say concerns have “fallen on deaf ears.”

“For more than half a century, the people of Easter Island lived under an oppressive colonial regime. Then a schoolteacher sparked an unlikely revolution.”

“The hotel that became home to 150 Afghan refugees.”

“An Internet mob wanted to rescue a 13-year-old girl. Instead, they terrified her, derailed real trafficking investigations, and incited ‘save the children’ violence.”