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Korean Mummy's Hernia Diagnosed 300 Years Later Six New Sites Gain World Heritage Status: Photos The Devil Throughout History: Photos Cave Dive Reveals Earliest American, Rare Creatures: Photos The Last Nazis: Photos DISCOVERY newsletter Invalid Email SUBSCRIBE This Just In Who Are the Kurds? Jul 21, 2014 01:20 PM ET Spread across several countries in the Middle East, the Kurdish people tend to be left out of the news, which is dominated by the violence surrounding them. Tara looks at their history, and their prospects today for independence. Are Voter ID Laws a Good Idea? Jul 20, 2014 04:00 AM ET We need photo ID for all kinds of things -- flying, driving, buying alcohol, performing banking transactions. Why not for voting? Why Are Israelis and Palestinians at Odds? Jul 16, 2014 09:45 AM ET With Israel and the Palestinians on the brink of war, Tara Long examines the age-old conflict between the two. What are they fighting about? DNews: How Did They Build the Pyramids? With Water! Jul 16, 2014 09:44 AM ET Powerful things can often derive from simple principles, and this one's a doozy. It turns out the Egyptian pyramid builders were able to move the massive stones by greasing the sleds -- with water! Does the Government Legally Recognize Religions? Jul 16, 2014 09:44 AM ET Tara takes a look at what our government's founding documents say about religion, and what Congress can or can't do with respect to it. Translation: Time to delve into the Establishment clause of the First Amendment. Who Are the U.S. Military Advisors in Iraq? Jul 16, 2014 09:40 AM ET With the terror group ISIS making a bid to overrun Iraq, the U.S. is sending 300 "military advisors" into the country. What's their job and who are they? What is ISIS? Jul 16, 2014 09:23 AM ET No doubt you're hearing the term "ISIS" all over the news each day. While clearly it's a terrorist organization, things get more complicated, and frightening, once you know more about them better. Tara has the details on ISIS in this DNews Explainer. What Is Jihad? Jul 16, 2014 09:22 AM ET While the term "Jihad" in contemporary culture is often used within the context of terrorism, the word, to non-militant Muslims, means something vastly different. Tara explains. + Load More D News Video DNews: What Could Have Made Siberia's Mystery Crater? Who Are the Kurds? DNews: What Did We Learn from the Apollo 11 Moon Landing? DNews: Voyager 1 Not Even CLOSE to Leaving Solar System The Must Reads Costa Concordia Refloating: Live At the Scene Moon Landing: Rarely Seen Photos Inside Apollo 11 Will Science Burst the Multiverse's Bubble? Could 2011 Quake Trigger an Eruption of Mount Fuji? Fake Kelp, Buoy Alert Could Help Prevent Shark Attacks 1 2 3 4 5 The Mind Blowers Oceans Make Exoplanets Stable for Alien Life Tasty Tech Eye Candy Of The Week Will Science Burst the Multiverse's Bubble? 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