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Why There Won’t Be Any Monuments to Fidel Castro in Cuba
El Comandante had one last dictate
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Gate Stolen From Dachau Concentration Camp Recovered in Norway
The metal gate bearing the slogan Arbeit Macht Freiwas recently found outside the city of Bergen
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Paris Is Selling Old Love Locks to Raise Money For Refugees
Putting clipped locks to good use
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Dakota Access Pipeline Protests Are Over, For Now
The Army Corps of Engineers announced it will not issue an easement to complete the pipeline, but the incoming administration could change course
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Hawaii Faces Down Nearly Three Feet of Snow
And more of the white stuff is on its way to the Big Island’s tallest peaks
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Why Vegetarians Hate the U.K.’s New £5 Note
The new currency uses a polymer that contains some animal fat, and it turns out at least 24 other nations use the same product
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Unesco Just Added Belgian Beer to Its Heritage List
The move celebrates the tiny country’s huge love of suds
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Goodbye, Barrow, Alaska. Hello, Utqiagvik
The most northerly city has officially reverted back to the Inupiaq name for the settlement on the Arctic sea
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There’s a Department of Government Ethics? What Does it Do?
What is the agency weighing in on the incoming administrations potential conflicts of interest?
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English Mass Grave Sheds New Light on the Horrors of the Black Death
The burial pit contained 48 skeletons that tested positive for the plague
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Yasir Arafat Museum Opens in Ramallah
The three-story building tells the story of the controversial Palestinian leader and includes artifacts like his Nobel Prize and views of his bedroom
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After 52 Years, the War Between Colombia and the FARC Will End
Four out of five of the decades-long conflict’s dead were civilians
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The Four Newest Elements Now Have Names
Chemistry governing body officially approves names for the four newest additions to the Periodic Table
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India Inches Closer to Creating World’s Largest River Network
The plan to interlink rivers would connect up to 30 rivers via 30 canals and 3,000 dams
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Watch 32 Years of Our Changing Planet Unfold With Google Timelapse
A satellite-eye’s-view of growing cities and climate change
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Women Won’t Register for the Draft After All
They’re gaining parity within the U.S. military—but women won’t yet be required to register for compulsory service in case of war
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Five Things to Know About the Case That Made Burning the Flag Legal
It’s a grand old flag—here’s why the right to burn it was affirmed in 1989
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In Its Final Hurrah, Cassini Will Swoop Past Saturn’s Rings
The craft will take one last look at the ringed planet before diving into its depths
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Why Xenophobia Is Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year
The word derived from Greek roots captured the zeitgeist of 2016
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A Century-Old Boston Christmas Tree Tradition Costs Canadians Big Money
Turns out that Boston’s city Christmas tree is a very valuable gift
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