For decades, physicists wrestled with a fundamental mystery of the universe. They wanted to know why certain particles — like the protons in atoms — have mass, while particles of light do not. Whatever the reason was, it was crucial to understanding the origins of planets, galaxies and life itself. The leading theory stated that…
The Kentucky governor isn’t doing what Mitch McConnell would do—and that’s the problem. Ad Policy Andy Beshear, governor of Kentucky, speaks during a campaign event with Rob Sand, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Iowa, not pictured, at the River Center in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sunday, June 7, 2026. (KC McGinnis / Bloomberg) Andy Beshear’s biggest…
There’s been some speculation — in the media, among experts, and maybe in your social circles — that weather forecasts have recently gotten worse. That shouldn’t be a huge surprise. Rolling Stone reported last year that Donald Trump’s anti-science agenda could hurt forecasting. Sure enough, his administration’s determination to gut monitoring agencies seems to be having…
The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas is trying to turn a key talking point of his Republican opponent against him — alleging Attorney General Ken Paxton is guilty of the same type of voter fraud he has spent years trying to eliminate. “As our state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton has gone on a…
In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent bemoans our long failure to prosecute war criminals. Plus: the death of Nolan wells and the nightmare so many Black parents fear. Ad Policy U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Mar-a-Lago on December 29, 2025.(Joe Raedlea Getty Images) This is a preview of…
Soldiers die in war. But ever since the death toll in Vietnam broke a generation’s appetite for war, the American public has been uniquely sensitive to casualty counts as a result of our military actions abroad. We venerate fallen servicemembers as heroes, no matter how just the conflict they died in was. But now, Donald…
There is probably a camera on a pole at the entrance to your neighborhood. You’ve probably stopped noticing it. It is small, solar-powered, unremarkable, and it photographs every car that passes: yours, your neighbor’s, your teenager’s. And it reads the license plate, logs the time, and files the record in a national database. The company…
I never thought I’d spend six months of my life investigating raw milk. But I did. In early June, ProPublica published a story I reported that features Mark McAfee, who runs America’s largest raw-milk dairy. The story came about after months of reporting on how the Trump administration’s policies were reshaping federal health agencies. My…
Ad Policy Protesters gathered outside State Library Victoria to oppose proposed operational changes that would significantly reduce reference library staff and shift core services toward self-service and digital systems in Melbourne, Australia. (Ye Myo Khant / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images) Librarians are working harder than ever to support their neighborhoods—including by teaching…
