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How did the search for a northern route change what the world thought it knew?

Long before European explorers sought a route between two great oceans, Inuit knew these northern waters as home, navigating by sea ice, stars, and story. Their deep knowledge shaped every map that followed. When European expeditions arrived in search...

Dog Fight

Lisa Benoit thought she was saving strays. Then undercover officers began building a case against her

WHEN THE WORLD FEELS HEAVY, HOPE IS RADICAL

On a recent spring morning, the weight of the world’s crises unexpectedly gripped me in a crushing chokehold. I’m used to logging in to work and being confronted with the worst of the world’s news, but this day’s cascade of nightmarish updates felt...

The Emperor’s New Dome

Trump’s missile-defence fantasy fails the test of strategy, physics, and cost. Canada may be pulled in anyway

ON THE COVER

Adam Maida is an independent graphic designer, illustrator, and former art director of The Atlantic. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Economist, and the New York Times, among other publications.

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