war Want to help Syria war victims in Aleppo? These NGOs and charities need your support now. Caroline Siede

Science Scientists remove first seeds from 'doomsday' Arctic seed vault. Why? War in Syria. Xeni Jardin

News This British family of 8 disappeared into ISIS territory in October 2015 and have never been found Ellsworth Toohey

medicine Teaching immigrant doctors to use their skills in Canada is as Canadian as it gets Séamus Bellamy

History The teenage Roman emperor who scandalized an empire and died at 18 Ellsworth Toohey

Funny Watch this tiny hamster burrito for an instant mood boost Popkin

russia Bashar al-Assad, responsible for 202,000 civilian deaths, now plays video games in Moscow luxury apartment Ellsworth Toohey

politics Dutch government collapses after far-right leader quits coalition Rob Beschizza

politics Poor little dictator's wife can't get her cancer treatment in London's posh hospitals Ellsworth Toohey

politics Look at the Assad family's boring-ass bunker Ellsworth Toohey

cars Rebels post video of Assad's collection of luxury cars Rob Beschizza

Assad deposed in Syria Rob Beschizza

terrorism Hamas terrorists used synthetic amphetamine to "suppress fear and anxiety" during attack, says IDF and US Mark Frauenfelder

politics The Art of Solidarity: Molly Crabapple and Political Collaboration with Everyday People A.E. Gómez

neuroscience Scientists accidentally made a vicious mutant attack hamster Thom Dunn

science fiction A True Story, the 2nd century space opera you'll likely never read Gareth Branwyn

Exclusive excerpt of three new Christmas Ghost Stories by Seth Mark Frauenfelder

north korea North Korea reportedly has a fleet of military dolphin assassins, too Thom Dunn

trump Turkey attacks Syria, UN Security Council to meet in northern Syria on Thursday Xeni Jardin

politics Trump gives Turkey blessing to attack Kurds, U.S. allies in war on ISIS Rob Beschizza