What were the first animals? The fierce sponge–jelly battle that just won’t end

Today in Supreme Court History: February 16, 1833

‘What are we doing here?’ The polymaths who searched for the meaning of life

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The Origins of Super Mario Bros.

AI Part 1: What the Story-Writing Machines Are Doing to Us

Non-Hegemony

How to Live and How to Die

Bud Cort (1948 – 2026) Actor

Crypto Is a Victim of Its Own Success

Sunday Poem

Penny, a Doberman pinscher, wins the Westminster dog show

Science Alone Won’t Stop Lassa Fever

The AI era might spur political revolt, but it will certainly spur a battle over who owns the infrastructure of intelligent thought

The Midterm Election Won’t Fix US Politics

Clinical Trials Show Moderna's New mRNA Flu Vaccine Is Safe and Effective. FDA Won't Even Consider It.

Why Free Buses Won’t Help New Yorkers

Trump’s Trade Truce Won’t Restore the US-India Relationship

The Stream Animals Thriving After a Megafire

A City Fined Her Over $100,000 for Parking on Her Own Grass. The Florida Supreme Court Won't Hear Her Case.

NASA won’t bring Mars samples back to Earth: this is the science that will be lost

Archeologists Just Found a 2,000-Year-Old Battle Trumpet That May Be Linked to Queen Boudica