What happens when allies don’t trust America to keep a secret?
A general view of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6's headquarters at Vauxhall Cross in London,...
What changed after a record-long government shutdown, briefly explained
The US Capitol is seen between American flags planted on the National Mall on November 10, 2025. | Tom Brenner/Getty...
How the brain builds your world of sound
In the 1970s, psychologist Diana Deutsch was experimenting with a synthesizer, when she heard something strange. “It seemed to me...
Gen Z’s war against leggings
Do you wear leggings, or are you young? There have always been ways to spot someone who is old: white...
What we know about Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein (left) and real estate developer Donald Trump as they pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate, Palm Beach, Florida,...
You should be having more slumber parties with your friends
It had been a long week, and Tonna Obaze really wanted to hang out with her friend Bria. But she...
The Supreme Court just might save Trump from himself
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on November 5 about the legality of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. | Mandel Ngan/AFP...
Most animals on this island nation are found nowhere else on Earth. And now they’re vanishing.
A juvenile globe-horned chameleon in a nature reserve north of Antananarivo, Madagascar. Throughout the Western world, Madagascar is perhaps best...
The bloodshed in Sudan is visible from space
Up to 400,000 people have died in over two years of civil war in Sudan, though the true toll is...
The 2 factors driving your health care costs higher and higher
Health insurance premiums for 2026 are on the rise. It’s that time of year again: open enrollment. With it comes...
The Democrats got the shutdown they wanted, and no one is happy
Five of the eight Democratic senators who voted to advance a stopgap measure to reopen and fund the federal government....
The world’s lemurs are going extinct. This is the only way to save them.
A group of ring-tailed lemurs just waking up in a tree near the village of Ifanato in southwest Madagascar. On...
The Supreme Court will decide whether to toss out thousands of ballots
Voters fill out their ballots at a polling station in the Hillsboro Old Stone School on November 4, 2025, in...
Democrats were never going to win the shutdown fight
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 5, 2025....
A Supreme Court case about dreadlocks could end up gutting Medicaid
It’s hard to imagine a more clear cut violation of a federal law than what happened to Damon Landor. Landor...
