In Defense of Recess

Department of Energy launches $215 million race to build quantum computer by 2028

MIT researchers are mapping extreme weather risks — and building tools to act on them

Speak at Your Own Risk

Critical theory can be used to convey sophistication — but when it goes wrong, the whiff of pretension and arrogance is unmistakable

A new understanding of how enzymes influence bacterial protein production

Trump’s Iran Sanctions Have a China Problem

The Shaky Evidence That Flock Cameras Reduce Crime Rates

Why Navier-Stokes Pushes Math and Physics to the Edge

Muscle Loss is a Big Warning Sign of Dementia

Lord Knows What I Am

Trump Said He Would Rid the Kennedy Center of 'Woke.' He Injected His Own Politics Instead.

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

Extreme Heat Comes for the Red Chile Capital of Pakistan

RFK Jr. Wants More FDA Oversight of Food Ingredients. It Could End Up Costing $210 Million.

Before puritanism and personality cults made it boring, affect theory brimmed with real intellectual potential. Laura Kipnis explains

The End of Oak Street Is a Nasty, Effective Exercise in Dino Terror

The ominous ‘fire clouds’ or ‘pyrocumulonimbus’ seen in France for the first time

How Art Invented Humanity

Almost three-quarters of England is now in drought conditions

Warning Notice to Man Who Sent Critical E-Mail to ICE Acting Director Likely Violated First Amendment