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A new theory about why human beings evolved the need to feel purpose.


Why new allegations against a high-profile chef are prompting a reckoning in the world of haute cuisine.


Paul Ehrlich predicted hundreds of millions would starve thanks to overpopulation. Here’s what actually happened.


The former House speaker on the midterms, Trump, and democracy.


A biographer says it’s not enough to reckon with Chavez’s actions. What’s needed is accountability.


How Trump is celebrating his favorite things: gold and himself.


The Mideast energy truce is breaking down.


How a basketball league for “grannies” is reimagining aging.


4 billion people are fed by fossil fuels. The Iran war is showing just how fragile that is.


Introduced species can wreak havoc on native ecosystems. Many states are flooding their waterways with them.


Iranians are still trying to work, study, and parent under the constant threat of both airstrikes and regime violence.




It’s become impossible to simply enjoy the mess and ignore the real-life trauma behind it.


The response to the Texas Senate candidate’s comments on animal welfare highlight the challenge of talking about meat in US politics.




Health care in America is too expensive. But you can make your physician your ally.
It was never really about the fruit.


James Fishback espouses openly racist and antisemitic views. Young GOP voters are paying attention.


The saga for customers and companies is just beginning.


Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are testing the moral and ethical limits of betting.


What people really think about plant-based dairy.


Botox is a toxin. It’s also an ubiquitous medical treatment.


A first look at new research from the forests of central Mexico.


Antiwar antisemitism is still antisemitism.


The crackdown on corporate landlords just got more counterproductive.


You just have to strike a balance between optimism and realism.


This doesn’t mean you did anything wrong — and there are plenty of ways to dig yourself out.


The spiraling conflict is a lifeline for Russia’s leader.


The policy fight is moving well beyond sports and youth medicine. The political response hasn’t caught up.


Trump is looking for help with the Strait of Hormuz. He’s not having much luck.


Why the actor’s Oscars defeat to Michael B. Jordan makes total sense.


The movie was treated like it was crashing the very party it nabbed a historic number of invites to.


If you’re afraid to deal with your taxes, hiring an accountant will change your life.


How the Epstein story became an American parable.


The Republican Party wants the Court to toss out thousands of ballots. Its arguments are laughably weak.


The party must not surrender to the tax revolt.


People are terrified of the war — but some worry it will end too soon to free them.


You don’t have to give up on a profession you love and become a plumber.


The ‘gray area’ of addiction.

