A worm that grows like a tree
A new study details the anatomy of a worm that has one head, many posteriors and lives in sea sponges
What GOP "civil war"? It's a myth
There's no serious conflict within the Republican Party. Liz Cheney and Mitt Romney are being purged for disloyalty
NYT dumping op-eds: It's about time
The op-ed is dead, and good riddance. But "guest essays" will only work if editors open the doors to new voices
Ingenuity keeps breaking records
The Ingenuity Mars 'copter is working so well that NASA wants to use it to help Perseverance's science mission
Maddow cracks up over Arizona "recount"
The latest hijinks out of Arizona's "recount" had MSNBC host Rachel Maddow in stitches
The Supreme Court's seismic ACB shift
The change from Ginsburg to Barrett was dramatic — and likely shifted the balance of the court for decades to come
Big Pharma fumes over vax patent waiver
Just yesterday, Pfizer said it expects to make up to $26 billion on COVID-19 vaccine sales in 2021 alone
Fox host aghast as child praises Biden
"I think that the way our new president is handling things is a very good way"
Republicans suddenly defend slavery
Several GOP lawmakers are spreading falsehoods about the Three-fifths Compromise
GOP official slams Arizona "recount"
"We're witnessing an event that has absolutely unprecedented movement in elections," Kim Wyman stated
Son of Sam may not have acted alone
Director Joshua Zeman spoke with Salon about how Son of Sam killer David Berkowitz may have worked with a cult
Trump's new "platform": It's a blog
"From the Desk of Donald J. Trump" has fake tweets — but no comments, no user posts, no social media component
6 Mexican-inspired dishes to make now
From crispy potato tacos served with a mountain of queso Cotija to the perfect margarita, we've got you covered
Who hasn't wanted revenge on trolls?
"Clearly she's a psychopath," says Katja Herbers about her "The Columnist" character's solution to online trolling
How the right-wing weaponizes "wokeness"
The GOP systematically uses language that obscures denotation and advances connotation
Roger Stone's weak Biden trolling
Stone hints he may try to disrupt Hunter Biden speech at Tulane, threatens to "draft" Michael Flynn in 2024
Facebook banned Trump — not free speech
Trump doesn't get to vomit lies on Facebook, but the existence of his blog shows his freedom of speech is intact
Make Mexico's most popular sandwich
Here's our ultimate guide to the torta, in all its hefty, pickle-y glory
GOP needs Trump's Big Lie for elections
The GOP ginning up baseless concerns about voter fraud and an Arizona recount could fire up their base or backfire
COVID-19 on the rise in younger adults
Serious cases of covid-19 have grown in recent weeks in Americans 50 and younger
5 staples in my Mexican-American kitchen
"When I was first learning how to cook, I made sure to follow my mom’s advice: I perfected a pot of beans"
Did Trump and Barr just get caught?
"Here's a judge saying, you know, [Barr] in this job lied to me, lied to the court and lied to the American public"
Do mRNA vaccines affect my DNA?
In this week's Pandemic Problems column, a reader asks how to explain mRNA vaccines to a worried family member