Hackers just broke into America’s tap water. How scared should you be?
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America’s biggest housing law in 30 years, explained
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Why air conditioning became a cross-Atlantic culture war
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How the US made this Ebola outbreak one of the worst ever
Shortly after brandishing his infamous chainsaw on a conservative conference stage last February, Elon Musk attended a Cabinet…
Ray Nayler talks about his novel Palaces of the Crow and animal minds
On a cool April morning at the height of Washington, DC’s always brief spring, the science fiction novelist…
This animal kills 100,000 people a year. Why can’t we stop it?
There are few animals humans fear more than sharks. This is understandable: Sharks are big, dramatic creatures that…
The 5 most unhinged revelations from Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI
Friendship breakups are never easy, but few are as messy and expensive as the collapse of Elon Musk…
The Iran war threatens something more important than oil prices
The gas prices are unmissable. Since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28, Brent…
How to help everyday people suffering from the Iran war
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Everybody loves Punch the baby monkey. Would you actually do the hard work needed to help him?
Much like their human cousins, baby macaques crave comfort. Punch, a forlorn-looking young Japanese macaque monkey, went viral…
Vox Future Perfect 2025 predictions. Here’s how accurate we were
It’s that time of year again. Every January 1, the Future Perfect team makes forecasts for the events…
The world is getting less violent than most people think
One source of good news — favored both by me and, apparently, venture capitalists — is what’s known…