Mongolia
Parents in South Korea Are Upset They Can’t Beat Their Kids Anymore
The country’s plan to scrap the law allowing parents to physically discipline their children is causing quite the controversy among adults.
This Insanely Popular Mongolian Metal Band Makes Music Using Traditional Instruments
The HU's two music videos have garnered almost 27 million views on YouTube in just 8 months – and they haven't even gone on tour yet.
A Town in Mongolia Was Quarantined After a Couple Died of Plague From Eating Raw Squirrel Meat
Having caused close to 50,000 human cases during the last two decades, plague is now categorised as a re-emerging disease.
This New Compilation Wants to Share Mongolian Folk Metal With the World
Stream 'Sound of the Raging Steppe,' a new compilation of five Mongolian and Kazakh folk-influenced heavy metal bands.
The Bizarre True Crime Story Surrounding a ‘Big Sexy Dinosaur’
Motherboard talks to Paige Williams, author of The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy.
Residents of the World's Most Polluted City Are Turning to 'Oxygen Cocktails' and 'Lung Teas'
Advertisements for one of the dubious drinks promise that “one oxygen cocktail is equal to a three-hour walk in a lush forest."
'Facebook for Horses' Is Mongolia's Hot New Social App
It's a social network for herders and celebrity horses.
Ancient Ritually Sacrificed Stallions Reveal How Humans Changed Horse Genetics
A tale of sepulchral chambers and Y chromosomes.
Dealing With Life's Tough Shit—And Having the Privilege to Write About It
Ariel Levy suffered the premature birth and death of her son while traveling abroad alone. In 'The Rules Do Not Apply,' she details the meticulous mapping and rapid evaporation of a stable-seeming life.
The Little Yellow Box That Makes Surgery Safer
Millions of people are left dead or disabled by surgical complications each year when one simple piece of equipment could have saved them.
The Ice Man Runneth: In Conversation with Scottish Ultrarunner Dr. Andrew Murray
When he's not working as a GP, Andrew Murray likes to run marathons – but not the common-or-garden variety. The Scot has just returned from Mongolia, where he secured his second successive win in the Genghis Khan Ice Marathon.
Photographer Mixes Lou Reed Lyrics With Mongolian Emptiness in this Ghostly Series
Italian photographer Alessandro Zanoni makes like a poetic ghost in his lyrical photographs of a deserted urban town.