No One Knows How Whale Sharks Give Birth—But This Neonatal Shark Discovery Provides Some Clues

Almost three-quarters of England is now in drought conditions

Q&A: Rethinking how innovation happens

New in Civitas: Curtail the Cult of Judicial Celebrity

This Week’s Photograph

Three Ways AI Will Change the Course of Humanity

Mysterious droplets in cat kidneys may help felines send long-lasting messages

Moonlight and the Magic of the Unnecessary

If we couldn’t make generalisations, we would be paralysed by the world’s complexity. Does that ever excuse stereotyping?

Trump’s Smart Move to Cut Nonprofit Funding

Remy: Choosin' Texas (Ella Langley Parody)

“My wonderful horseykins,” “my little sperm whale.” If Chekhov’s love life was epistolary, what are we to make of his fondness for brothels?

Worm munch matters

What Anthony Fauci's Diary Reveals About COVID

Federal Judge Halts Minnesota's Prediction Market Ban, Signaling Other States' Efforts Might Be Illegal Too

Contagious fish cancer overruns New England lake

Open Thread

Ancient DNA confirms historical accounts of how smallpox got to the Americas

C P Snow’s ‘Two Cultures’ lecture provoked a savage response from fellow critic F R Leavis. What was at the heart of it all?

"Professors' Speech in Class Has Not Been Regulated; It Has Been Hired"

How art invented humanity