Scientific American
The Neuroscience of the “Parenting Paradox”
Separate brain processes cope with moment-to-moment versus big-picture experiences, which helps to explain how parenting both increases and decreases aspects of well-being
5 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Heal Injuries Faster
Toss out the old advice that rest is the best recovery strategy
4 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Collision Course
The ancient moon- forming planet Theia probably came from the inner solar system
3 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Nature's Tile Shop
Life keeps evolving these geometric patterns
2 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Growing Story
Ancient lichens might have paved the way for plants
2 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Fiery Amoeba
A newfound organism thrives in record-breaking heat
2 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Pressing Paws
Felines followed a winding path to domestication
3 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Selective Sound
Why do some people with schizophrenia hear voices?
3 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
50, 100 & 150 Years
GIANT ATOMS
3 min |
February 2026
Scientific American
Dirty Little Secrets
Extremophile molds are invading art museums and devouring their collections. Stigma and climate change have fueled their spread
10+ min |
February 2026
The New Yorker
WAR CLOUDS
Before and after the ouster of a dictator.
10+ min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
HEARTH DEPT. A REAL GAS
The Famous Stove Lady is sometimes disappointed in her customers. “I have two with this flame-failure system,” she said one morning at her workshop, in the New York suburb of Mount Vernon.
3 min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
THE BOARDS BODY POLITIC
Assuming you paid attention in English class or have a glancing familiarity with Freud, you probably know how “Oedipus Rex” ends.
3 min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
LIGHT SECRETS
My friend P.and I agree to have lunch at a restaurant equidistant from our respective homes. A nasty rumor about P. has reached my ears. I’m not going to mention it to P., of course.
10+ min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
SCHOOL OF FISH
On the water with a Southern California seafood savant.
7 min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
WON'T BACK DOWN
The stubborn songs of Zach Bryan.
6 min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
COLD COMFORT
The wintry triumphs of Helene Schjerfbeck.
6 min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
THE ICE CURTAIN
Nome, Alaska, seems farther from Russia than ever.
10+ min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
THE VERMONTER
What happened when Bernie Sanders left Brooklyn for Burlington.
10+ min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
Vinson Cunningham on Barry Blitt's "The Politics of Fear"
I was in a yellow cab in high summer when I saw it. Twenty-three at the time, I sometimes skimmed articles about politics on my clunky BlackBerry while cruising through Central Park to my first real job, fundraising for Barack Obama’s 2008 Presidential campaign. Usually, the ride was placid.
2 min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
SHOW OF FORCE
After a chaotic visit to an ICE jail, a congresswoman faces felony charges in Trump's war against his critics.
10+ min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
POWER AND PROTEST
On January 8th, the twelfth day of mass protests in Iran, which began when shopkeepers, responding to runaway inflation, closed Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, the Iranian government shut down public access to the internet, further shrouding an already largely closed society. Nevertheless, isolated images and details have been smuggled out, giving a hint of how brutal and monumental these events are.
4 min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
ASK XANDER & MARILUISA
Still more advice from the internet
4 min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
L.A. POSTCARD FIREBRAND
In the past few weeks, among the yard signs for contractors, remediators, and litigators that fell like a plague on Pacific Palisades after some seven thousand structures were destroyed in last year’s fire, a new sign has popped up, with a pointed accusation: \"They Let Us Burn.\"
3 min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
BREAKING NEWS
Inside Bari Weiss's hostile takeover at CBS.
10+ min |
January 26, 2026
The New Yorker
HOW SHOULD A MOTHER BE?
We keep revising the maternal ideal—and keep falling short of it.
10+ min |
January 26, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Death toll in Iran protests rises to 3,766, activists say
A U.S.-based activist group said Sunday that it has verified at least 3,766 deaths during a wave of protests that swept Iran and led to a bloody crackdown, and it fears the number could be significantly higher.
2 min |
January 19, 2026
Los Angeles Times
The impeccable Jodie Foster propels offbeat mystery
‘A Private Life’ gives its leading lady the rare opportunity to showcase her range.
2 min |
January 19, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Rescuers find body near wreckage of Indonesian plane
Rescuers on Sunday recovered a body in their search for 11 people aboard a plane that crashed while approaching a mountainous region on Indonesia's Sulawesi island.
1 min |
January 19, 2026
Los Angeles Times
Drone strikes cut power in Ukraine
Ukrainian drone strikes damaged energy networks in Russia-occupied parts of southern Ukraine, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power on Sunday, according to Kremlin-installed authorities there.
2 min |