Animal exports in the Victorian era
The sparrow flourished too well in the U.S., but the camel did not
Are crime shows slowing justice reform?
"Police departments don't need hundreds of millions of dollars of free public relations," says Color of Change prez
A new bill aims to fix school food waste
A new bill seeks to improve student nutrition and increase environmental education about food waste.
Sending robot "skins" to space
Light and adaptable robotic skins can turn inanimate objects into multifunctional robots
Psychology skews western. Can we fix it?
Critics have argued that these biases present an imperfect view of the human mind. Why is it so hard to correct?
How we get more women of color elected
Interviewing A'shanti Gholar, political director at Emerge America and founder of the Brown Girls Guide to Politics
That Trump painter: Why he's great
If a great artist is someone who captures the (deranged) spirit of his time, then the MAGA painter is the real deal
Implosion of the RWA
While 97% of Romance Writers of America members are women, only 14% are people of color
The deadly disease lurking near you
Influenza poses a far greater threat to Americans than the coronavirus from China
What's on the uncool "Avenue 5" menu
Even when exploring space, humans will still want a little continental breakfast as a treat
Why being online makes you cynical
A new psychology study on how being disrespected leads to increasing cynicism has repercussions for online behavior
Senate reinvents rules every impeachment
Everybody seems to be using the word "precedent" right now. What does it really mean?
The Christian Right, Trump and End Times
Secretary of State Pompeo is a “master” of “messaging” that panders to “End Times evangelicals," a new report says
The line from debt to the climate crisis
As rich financiers toast to capitalism in Davos, the targets of their exploitation suffer abroad and at home
Parnas is afraid of Barr: he should be
An attorney general willing to bend or even break the law can be a corrupt president's last line of defense.
Is Trump manipulating the markets?
Investigative reporter William Cohan: Trump may have killed Gen. Soleimani to make millions in the markets
Graham: "Most shameless man" in politics
A new video shows the dramatically different positions that the senator took after Trump was elected president
Do Democrats keep making a key mistake?
One claim they consistently bring up actually weakens their argument, and they would be wise to drop it entirely
"Hillary": An honesty you won't believe
Nanette Burstein's four-part documentary series is infuriating, illuminating . . . and an all-too familiar warning
Trump's War on Terror
In the past decade, special operations forces have become central to America’s counterterrorism efforts.
The biology of coffee, explained
From drip coffee to pourovers to stovetop espresso, the variations in coffee-based drinks are plenty
I was accused of cultural appropriation
As controversy erupts over Jeanine Cummins' Oprah Book Club novel, a review of my own novel demands my attention
How to: chocolate-covered strawberries
Roses are red, violets are blue. If tempering chocolate is hard, ganache is for you.
Michael Symon: Our favorite iron chef
The James Beard Award winner opens up about his personal journey of using food to ease inflammation and joint pain