Mother Jones
STATUS ANXIETY
HOW TO DEPORT 1 MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR? MAKE RULE-FOLLOWING IMMIGRANTS UNDOCUMENTED.
10+ min |
September/October 2025
Mother Jones
DISINFORMING AMERICA
How a network of conservative funders and outlets is distorting news in battleground states
7 min |
September/October 2025
Mother Jones
PLASTIC MEASURES
The synthetic stuff in our brains, oceans, and politics
3 min |
September/October 2025
Scientific American
Bitter Truths
This mushroom's incredibly bitter taste is new to science
2 min |
September 2025
Scientific American
Humans Are Not So Special After All
Whales mourn, magpies exhibit self-awareness, and Venus flytraps make memories.
5 min |
September 2025
Scientific American
Could Al Really Kill Off Humans?
Many people believe Al will one day cause human extinction. A little math tells us it wouldn't be that easy
5 min |
September 2025
Scientific American
We Probably Aren't Alone
The search for advanced life beyond Earth has periodically been turned upside down
4 min |
September 2025
Scientific American
Nerves Do Regenerate
Neurons, once thought to be irreparable, can grow anew—even in the brain
5 min |
September 2025
Scientific American
A Planet Revealed
The Juno spacecraft has rewritten the story of Jupiter, the solar system's undisputed heavyweight
10+ min |
September 2025
Scientific American
Nostalgia Keeps Friendships Alive
The social benefits of yearning for the past are starting to come into focus.
3 min |
September 2025
Scientific American
Hype about Gluten-Free Diets
Other wheat components are more likely to trigger health problems
3 min |
September 2025
Scientific American
Invest in Public Education
Cuts to funding and curricula endanger the U.S.’s status as a global powerhouse
4 min |
September 2025
Scientific American
Alchemist Fish
Genetically modified fish (and fruit flies) could pull dangerous mercury from the environment
2 min |
September 2025
Scientific American
Cracking a 125-Year-Old Math Problem
A breakthrough in Hilbert's sixth problem is a major step in grounding physics in math
4 min |
September 2025
Scientific American
The Black Hole Next Door
Superfast stars could trace back to a behemoth in a neighboring galaxy
4 min |
September 2025
Scientific American
Bitter Truths
This mushroom's incredibly bitter taste is new to science
2 min |
September 2025
Scientific American
Research in Reverse
When scientists make sharp 180-degree turns in their thinking, it is often for one of two particular reasons
10+ min |
September 2025
Scientific American
Venom Marinade
Certain spiders evolved a bizarre alternative to biting
2 min |
September 2025
Scientific American
Hype about Gluten-Free Diets
Other wheat components are more likely to trigger health problems
3 min |
September 2025
Scientific American
Plastic Was Supposed to Be Sustainable
Synthetic polymers became one of our biggest environmental crises instead
4 min |
September 2025
Scientific American
Coping with a LifeAltering Diagnosis
When a child has a major health issue, learning how to manage new routines and expectations can be the key to everyone’s happiness
5 min |
September 2025
Scientific American
The Many Moons of Saturn
Edward Ashton helped to discover two thirds of the planet's known moons
5 min |
September 2025
Scientific American
Serenading Cells
Cells can “hear” and respond to sounds
2 min |
September 2025
Scientific American
RNA, Not DNA, Is the Key to Life
DNA holds our genetic blueprints, but its cousin, RNA, conducts our daily lives
4 min |
September 2025
Scientific American
PEANUT PROOF
Remarkable new treatments can free millions of kids and adults from the deadly threat of peanut allergy, tackling one of our fastest-growing medical problems
10+ min |
September 2025
Scientific American
Gut Check
Microbes in the human intestines may absorb dangerous PFAS
3 min |
September 2025
The New Yorker
RANSOM NOTES
“Highest 2 Lowest.”
6 min |
August 25, 2025
The New Yorker
GHOULS DEPT.- FOR THE LOVE OF SATAN
The Swedish hard-rock band GHOST appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” last month. When the group formed, in Linköping, in 2006, its members were anonymous, and their devotion to Satan was deep and jubilant. On a track from GHOST’s first album, the vocalist Tobias Forge offered up a demonic mandate:
3 min |
August 25, 2025
The New Yorker
THE ROOF IS ON FIRE
Was it racial capitalism that burned the Bronx?
10+ min |
August 25, 2025
The New Yorker
MISSED CONNECTIONS
Inside the world of DNA surprises.
10+ min |