Want to confuse a shark? Use a magnet
A new study has interesting new insights into how sharks navigate the ocean using magnetic perception
Good likelihood of charge against Trump?
"His tax returns are in the hands of Cyrus Vance Jr., the district attorney of Manhattan"
Liz Cheney is no friend to democracy
After her House speech and her Post op-ed, Cheney has positioned herself as a hero of democracy. Don't buy into it
The battle over dark money
In new Supreme Court case, a right-wing nonprofit (and some unlikely allies) want to ensure dark money stays dark
Clubhouse begins banning far right
White nationalist Nicholas Fuentes and anti-Muslim zealot Laura Loomer made very brief appearances on new app
Can kids get the vaccine yet?
Why did kids have to wait longer to get vaccinated? The answer relates to immunology and careful regulation
Students for Trump founder sentenced
The baby-faced Students for Trump founder was denounced as a "cold-blooded fraudster" by a judge
Liz Cheney: "We must speak the truth"
"We must speak the truth," Cheney says. "Our election was not stolen and America has not failed"
An ex-Quiverfull wife speaks out
“The women, they get into it for the kids,” says one wife who escaped. "But that’s also why they get out”
Trump rallies are making a return soon
Red MAGA hats and ticked off Trump will be making their way back to center stage
Mike Lindell's South Dakota world tour
MyPillow CEO draws half-full house at the Corn Palace, vows Trump will be back, gets stuck with his own books
Why modern McCarthyites love the Big Lie
Kevin McCarthy claims Republicans "embrace free thought" but, in reality, all they want is total cultural dominance
Republican says he warned GOP about riot
Rep. Adam Kinzinger says that his concerns ahead of the Capitol riot were dismissed
Climate change is confusing cicadas
Brood X cicadas can be tricked by warming temperatures
Can data journalism go too far?
As more newsrooms take on in-house data analyses, precautions should be taken to ensure they get it right
Does Biden deserve an A? Not quite
Optimism is wonderful — but Rep. Pramila Jayapal's grade for our new president's mixed record is way too generous
Wallace calls out "anti-democratic" GOP
"How do you make democracy something that the right cares about again?"
Black fungus hits Indian COVID patients
Doctors in India are seeing vast increases in cases of mucormycosis. Here's what we know
GOP's choice: Austerity or stagnation
McConnell's comeback to Biden's big plan is simple: Spend as little as possible, and pretend the future isn't real
Olympic abuse watchdog fails upward
Chief lawyer at U.S. Olympic program's troubled abuse agency is forced out — and lands a prestigious federal gig
Joe appoints Trump's immigration judges
“This is a list I would have expected out of Bill Barr or Jeff Sessions,” says former longtime immigration judge
Voyager 1 hears the "hum" of universe
The gentle background noise is what the universe sounds like beyond the pull of the sun's solar wind
Fox guest calls out network for lies
"I really would hope that Fox would really look at what happened in this election"
Newsmax guest shames network to its face
"Newsmax could get sued and lose billions of dollars because these are lies!"