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NASA's Artemis I rocket sits on launch pad 39-B at Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 1, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

An astrophysicist on 65 years of NASA

Stephen G. Alexander - The Conversation

From the James Webb Space Telescope to the Moon landing, NASA has had a profound influence in the sciences

An effigy of Elon Musk is seen on a mobile device with the X and Twitter lgoso in the background (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Elon's absurd Twitter reboot: But why?

Amanda Marcotte

Musk ditches a once-beloved brand for a dopey new edge-lord logo. But an alliance with the far right won't save him

The 2011 GOCE model of the Earth's geoid. The colors in the image represent deviations in height (–100 m to +100 m) from an ideal geoid. (European Space Agency/HPF/DLR)

Indian Ocean gravity hole explained

Matthew Rozsa

A new study postulates there was an ancient ocean that no longer exists, given the planet's imperfect sphere shape

Donald Trump (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Beware Trump's revenge — and it's coming

Chauncey DeVega

Our experts conclude the Trump indictments are "extraordinary" and "necessary" — but he will seek revenge

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Mabel (Selena Gomez) and Theo (James Caverly) in "Only Murders In The Building" (Craig Blankenhorn/Hulu)

Disability on screen "still not enough"

Gary M. Kramer

Experts discuss the ongoing need for more thoughtful representations of disabilty in front of and behind the camera

A group of human rights organizations organized joint protest vigils Wednesday in several states across the US calling for the release of detainees at the American military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba who are eligible for transfer in Washington D.C., on April 5, 2023. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

United States is an "outlaw superpower"

Igor Derysh

There's still time to bring our outlaw country back into united community of nations confronting looming horrors

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference on October 17, 2022 in Beaumont, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

DOJ sues Abbott over Rio Grand buoy wall

Brett Wilkins - Common Dreams

Rep. Joaquin Castro called the buoys state-sanctioned "drowning devices"

Student sitting in class (Getty Images/lisapics)

Cashing in on post-COVID school crisis

Alec MacGillis - ProPublica

Test scores are plummeting while tens of billions in federal aid flows to schools

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A view of the parched river bed of the Gardon near the Saint-Nicolas de Campagnac bridge in Saint-Anastasie, France on July 20, 2023. France is faced with the risk of drought as heat waves sweep over Europe. (Mohamad Salaheldin Abdelg Alsayed/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Heatwaves due to climate change: study

Matthew Rozsa

A new study definitively links global heating with the true cause: humans burning fossil fuels

Illustration based on a transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (red) (Getty Images/JUAN GAERTNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

Signs of an increase in COVID-19 cases?

Troy Farah

ER visits, positive tests and wastewater signals related to COVID are all on a slight rise

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Billionaires fight to save Ken Paxton

Robert Downen, Carla Astudillo - The Texas Tribune

Supporters have risen to Paxton’s defense in impeachment, fueled by the deep pockets of oil-rich West Texas donors

Whoopi Goldberg on "The View" (ABC/Lou Rocco)

The View mocks right-wing Barbie haters

Nardos Haile

"I love my Barbie," Whoopi Goldberg said as she displayed her boots with Barbie heads embedded in the platform heel

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Kid holding ice cream cone melting in hot summer (Getty Images/Artur Debat)

What exactly is ice cream, actually?

Nathan Kilah - The Conversation

Ice cream is more than its name implies; "it takes a careful interplay of chemistry and three states of matter"

Republican presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis delivers remarks at the 2023 Christians United for Israel summit on July 17, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Ron DeSantis fires a third of his staff

Gabriella Ferrigine

Struggling campaign attempts to consolidate finances and whittle down its payroll

Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part 1 (Paramount Pictures & Skydance)

Tom Cruise, our messy messiah of movies

Kelly Pau

The enduring, enigmatic and eerie appeal of the actor known for doing his own stunts and jumping on couches

US director Woody Allen (ANDER GILLENEA/AFP via Getty Images)

Venice to screen Polanski, Woody Allen

Joy Saha

The three filmmakers have been accused of sexual abuse and faced several cancellation campaigns

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Donald Trump (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Experts: Key WH meeting could doom Trump

Areeba Shah

Expert: Key WH meeting suggests Trump praised election security until he feared "he might lose"

Lauren Boebert (R-CO) (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Boebert's "BS apology" to Uvalde victim

Gabriella Ferrigine

Boebert apologized for the "appearance" of "disrespecting a child"

Trader Joe's store (JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

TJ's recalls cookies containing rocks

Michael La Corte

The grocer is urging all customers to discard or return the cookies

A kindergarten student eating breakfast at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 on January 13, 2021 in New York City. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Report: 45% fewer kids get free lunch

Michael La Corte

This coincides with Congress' delay in extending pandemic child nutrition wavers that made accessing food easier

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Alina Habba, a lawyer for former US President Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media while departing Trump Tower in New York City, New York on March 21, 2023. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump lawyer cries election interference

Gabriella Ferrigine

"Headlines are done for election interference," Trump attorney Alina Habba told Newsmax

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Alabama ignores SCOTUS racist map ruling

Jessica Corbett - Common Dreams

Republicans "remain determined to rob Black voters of the representation we deserve," advocacy groups say

A sign disparaging Bud Light beer is seen along a country road on April 21, 2023 in Arco, Idaho. (Natalie Behring/Getty Images)

Can DeSantis, Cruz take down Bud Light?

Ashlie D. Stevens

Both politicians are targeting the brand because of its partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (Lynda M. Gonzalez-Pool/Getty Images)

Texas A&M suspends prof for GOP critique

Kate McGee, James Barragán - The Texas Tribune

Opioid crisis expert Joy Alonzo raised questions about the extent of political interference in higher education

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