Your guide to the 2020 Democrats
Kamala Harris is out. Mike Bloomberg and Deval Patrick, for some reason, are in. Here's the field, at least today
Climate change affecting social insects
Changes in animals’ habitats may disrupt the chemical signals they leave behind
What’s the value of your dog’s life?
Your lovable dog has a value of about $10,000, researchers suggest.
Why children have too much homework
Children need unstructured play time, experts say — and over-assigning homework is disrupting that
Tasty stuffed peppers with requeijão
Requeijão cremoso is both mildly sweet and salty — and beyond creamy.
What meat trend is the next pork belly?
Pork belly had its time in the sun (and on skewers, in poutine, etc.) but it's time another cut of meat is elevated
Opinion: Let graduate students unionize
The government claims graduate students at private universities shouldn't be considered employees. That’s a mistake
Trump adviser: Shooting may be terrorism
National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said the Pensacola naval base shooting "appears to be a terrorist attack"
Bye, "L Word." Hello "Work in Progress"
Showtime's reboot is the return of a bad ex-friend, but its neurotic, sensitive new comedy feels like a keeper
Why is it so hard to stop eating?
Certain combinations of fat, sodium, sugar or carbohydrates make some foods irresistible.
Climate drove Syrian refugees to Lebanon
Climate is a major obstacle for many people when they consider returning to their homeland.
Jewish Democratic leader denounces Trump
The head of the Jewish Democratic Council of America told Salon that Trump has "a very negative stereotype of Jews"
"Orangutan capital” is being destroyed
Food manufacturers may be causing the destruction of a nationally protected wildlife reserve in Indonesia
A dissolving exoplanet's prophesy
A strange exoplanet orbiting a white dwarf gives a peek at the future of our own solar system
From skull to skin
In "The Body: A Guide for Occupants," Bill Bryson meanders around our organs, seeking out the strange & unexpected
Why Donald Trump simply isn't funny
Media scholar Dannagal Goldthwaite Young talks Colbert, Oliver, Maddow — and Donald Trump's humor impairment
SNL mocks Trump's NATO predicament
A new SNL sketch depicts Donald Trump as being both unpopular and bullied by other NATO country leaders
Farming for the future
Open source technologies will help small farmers compete against the large operations
"Silicon Valley" powers down silently
Still funny but not the conversation starter it once was, its quiet end may become the norm for most series endings
The piecemeal welfare state
With few exceptions, Democrats don't want to serve everyone pie — they want us to fight for a few more crumbs
Trump talks toilets
Trump called for a review of water efficiency standards, citing issues with America's toilets and bathroom fixtures
Purdue Pharma may become a public trust
The government has tried to harness a profit-driven drug industry to serve public health before.
Bloomberg is rich because we are poor
Bloomberg's wealth, and our country's collective inequality, are intrinsically connected. He doesn't get it
The new "Black Codes"
The police targeting of black people is part of a long continuum in American history