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Writers

Alexander Nazaryan

History

Searching for California's Lost Viking Treasure Ship

Somewhere in the desert, buried under a mountain of sand and rock, is an ancient shipwreck. Maybe.

Alexander Nazaryan Newsweek Feb 2016 20min Permalink

Crime

Unmaking a Murderer

Corey Arthur made headlines after being arrested and convicted in connection with the 1997 murder of his high school teacher. But the story is much more complicated than that.

Alexander Nazaryan Newsweek Feb 2016 Permalink

To Live and Die in Gitmo

What one sergeant says he saw before the alleged suicides of three detainees.

Alexander Nazaryan Newsweek Jan 2015 Permalink

Crime

A 'Silent Mass Disaster'

When adults like Billy Smolinski go missing, it’s hard to get the authorities involved.

Alexander Nazaryan Newsweek Aug 2014 Permalink

Science

Camp Lejeune and the U.S. Military's Polluted Legacy

How the Pentagon makes “Koch Industries look like an organic farm” when it comes to toxic water contamination.

Alexander Nazaryan Newsweek Jul 2014 Permalink

Travel

Chernobyl Redux

Tourism at the site of the worst nuclear disaster in history.

Alexander Nazaryan Newsweek Apr 2014 Permalink