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Bird flu in cows — and now in milk. How worried should we be?

By Benji Jones and Kenny Torrella

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Monkey Man’s imperfect political critique still packs a punch

By Li Zhou

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We know where the next big earthquakes will happen — but not when

By Umair Irfan

J.K. Rowling’s transphobia: A history

By Aja Romano

The disappearance of Kate Middleton, explained

By Constance Grady

9 questions about Ramadan you were too embarrassed to ask

By Jennifer Williams

The chaotic, irreplaceable Wendy Williams

By Melinda Fakuade

The Alabama Supreme Court opinion holding that embryos are children, explained

By Ian Millhiser

The Supreme Court will decide whether to let civilians own automatic weapons

By Ian Millhiser

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death, explained

By Ellen Ioanes

America’s unique, enduring gun problem, explained

By Nicole Narea, Li Zhou, and 1 more

How a shipping error more than a century ago launched the $30 billion chicken industry

By Kenny Torrella

Trump’s legal arguments for staying on the ballot are embarrassingly weak

By Ian Millhiser

The legal fight over whether Texas can seize control of the border, explained

By Ian Millhiser

How the internet built a conspiracy theory around a new spy flick, a debut novel, and Taylor Swift

By Constance Grady

The US and UK hit Houthi targets in Yemen. It probably won’t stop Red Sea attacks.

By Ellen Ioanes

Congress averted a shutdown. Here’s what’s next.

By Li Zhou

How plagiarism became the latest weapon in the culture wars

By Constance Grady

Seriously, what is Aaron Rodgers’s deal?

By Emily Stewart

How Iowa accidentally became the start of the presidential rat race

By Nicole Narea

The Supreme Court cases asking the justices to put themselves in charge of everything, explained

By Ian Millhiser

The Supreme Court arguments for (and against) removing Trump from the ballot, explained

By Ian Millhiser

Big Meat just can’t quit antibiotics

By Kenny Torrella

We raise 18 billion animals a year to die — and then we don’t even eat them

By Kenny Torrella

The Supreme Court hands down a small but unexpected victory for LGBTQ people

By Ian Millhiser

Rizz, the word of the year, explained

By Constance Grady

Alex Murdaugh stands guilty of killing his wife and son. That’s just scratching the surface.

By Aja Romano

Why Diet Coke got so expensive

By Emily Stewart

The new Trump judge revolt against the Voting Rights Act, explained

By Ian Millhiser

The Supreme Court case seeking to shut down wealth taxes before they even exist

By Ian Millhiser

Want to donate to charity? Here are 10 guidelines for giving effectively.

By Dylan Matthews and Sigal Samuel

Giving Tuesday, explained

By Kelsey Piper

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The many, many times Israelis and Palestinians tried to make peace — and failed

By Nicole Narea

A Supreme Court case about stocks could help make Trump’s authoritarian dreams reality

By Ian Millhiser

The controversy over TikTok and Osama bin Laden’s “Letter to America,” explained

By A.W. Ohlheiser and Li Zhou

The Supreme Court’s new ethics code is a joke

By Ian Millhiser

The House Israel aid bill is a reminder that Trump-aligned Republicans are now in charge

By Li Zhou

The Supreme Court must decide if it wants to own Twitter

By Ian Millhiser

Five Nights at Freddy’s, the cult horror game turned movie, explained 

By Aja Romano

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The horrifying, nearly forgotten history behind Killers of the Flower Moon

By Aja Romano

Why Biden’s multibillion-dollar bet on hydrogen energy is such a big deal

By Rebecca Leber

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El Niño is nowhere near done wreaking havoc on the world’s weather

By Umair Irfan

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Hamas, the militant group that attacked Israel, explained

By Nicole Narea and Li Zhou

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