George Santos is the GOP's future
Trump opened the door — and now every grifter and two-bit criminal sees job security in pandering to the GOP base
Ukraine: A classic "security dilemma"
Both sides have fueled a grueling conflict with no way out — but there's no moral high ground in endless slaughter
The quest to make a needle-less vaccine
Shots are despised by children and adults alike for the "ouch" factor. What if we could innovate past that?
Democrats call for GOP faker to quit
George Santos says he's sorry for "having embellished his résumé" — but his claim to be Jewish might sink him
The cultural relativity of beauty
The notion that fatness is unattractive is a recent (and psychologically damaging) phenomenon
Why 2022 was the year of the mushroom
From the couture runway to home kitchens, all things fungus are having a moment
Kari Lake may face Arizona sanctions
Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs and Maricopa County officials demand sanctions for Lake's "frivolous" election lawsuit
How Joe Rogan does what he does
I went on Rogan's show — and it wasn't great. But I came away with a better understanding of why he's so popular
Yes, local climate activism works
Why do so few adults participate in actions to encourage governments to do more about climate change?
Public transit recovering from pandemic
A civil engineering professor explains what happened to public transit during the pandemic, and how it can recover
Is McCarthy's speaker bid doomed?
McCarthy still doesn't have the votes, reports CNN — and the number of GOP defectors could be rising
Twitter's threat to public health
Twitter’s decision to no longer enforce its COVID-19 misinformation policy has experts in public health concerned
3M to stop making ‘forever chemicals’
Legal experts estimate future PFAS litigation could cost the company more than $30 billion
Trump's "trading cards": The last straw!
They didn't mind the coup, the corruption, the sexual misconduct or the lies. But a trading-card scam — horrors!
Opt out of the "woke wars" in 2023
"Cancel culture" hysterics and social justice bullies share the same contagious disorder: Way too much time online
Democracy depends on whistleblowers
Cassidy Hutchinson made an imperfect hero. But her kind of courage is crucial to protecting our fragile democracy
George Santos vows "I will take office"
The Republican from New York slammed the journalists who exposed him, claiming "they nitpicked at me"
Harvard law prof slams Trump's "defense"
Laurence Tribe responded to Trump's angry video lashing out at the House Select Committee's final report
The case of the first gene-edited babies
A new documentary looks at disgraced scientist He Jiankui, who helped create the first babies with edited genes
The year in abortion in America
The Dobbs decision was devastating — but not all the news was bad
I tried to find a Coke in a Pepsi town
I didn't come to Vegas looking for Coke — then I found my mission
Big Oil vs. California
A new fossil fuel-sponsored ballot initiative could reverse a major environmental justice victory
Adjusting farming for climate change
A productive but moderate range of farming intensity is ideal for preserving biodiversity
How Harry Styles owned 2022
Music, empathy, live shows, acting – it all added up to a banner year when our world felt unaccepting