Mushrooms get chatty after it rains
A team of Japanese researchers inserted electrodes into mushrooms and watched their voltages spike after a storm
GOP weaponizes state rules against Dems
From preemption laws to the expulsion of Democratic representatives, Republicans in red states are rigging the game
The politics of disposability
On the burdens of bearing witness
Trump's very MAGA rape deposition
Trump is sulky, entitled and misogynist in his rape deposition — exactly what MAGA loves about him
Chimps have rudimentary language
The finding could change everything we know about the evolution of language
Clyburn worked with GOP to hurt Dems
Powerful Democrat sent his aide to consult with the GOP on a redistricting plan that diluted Black voting strength
Experts: New Pentagon stats "stunning"
Military-industrial complex uses unprecedented influence to corrupt D.C. and starve funding for everything else
Prisoners learn to address own trauma
Can we learn to look at violence as an aspect of pain?
The social cost of lithium in Chile
Critics want the move to protect ecosystems and communities from unnecessary extraction
COVID mission not accomplished, Joe
The national public health dashboard is blinking hazards ahead
Turn $50 at TJ's into 5 homemade meals
"A trip to TJ's certainly won't come at the expense of quality — or your paycheck!"
Ex-prosecutor rips Trump's "cowardice"
Experts say Trump no-showing the trial may backfire with the jury
The future of tropical fruits
Bananas, passionfruit and pineapples are some of the most popular fruits. How will climate change affect this?
God bless the vodka gimlet
Hand me a cardigan and a stemmed glass. My body just can't take it anymore
Lawyer: Trump "witness against himself"
"E Jean Carroll wasn't hiding anything," attorney Roberta Kaplan said. "He didn't even bother to show up"
Impending climate change extinctions
From flying foxes to corals, the world will never look the same if carbon emissions continue apace
The future of the U.S. diet
What long-term effects will the next farm bill have on our eating habits at large?
Fox confronts Abbott with gun poll
The Texas governor rejected calls for gun control after the latest mass shooting, blaming mental health
On "Succession," wins, losses & regrets
From Sex-mas to a loveless air clearing, plenty of dirt was left on the floor at the Roy's latest company mixer
Tucker "preparing for war" against Fox
“Now, we're going from peacetime to Defcon 1," Carlson's friend told Axios
TX shooter "Right Wing Death Squad" link
Suspected gunman Mauricio Garcia wore a patch bearing initials used by neo-Nazis and white supremacists
For the love of guns
What we all give up so that they can own their lethal weapons
Judge "calls Trump's bluff" on testimony
“Trump folded like a meek little mouse," former prosecutor says
What has gotten into Republican women?
GOP women freak out over losing reproductive rights, but embrace cruelty when it's someone else's rights at stake