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Why Bill Maher’s use of the n-word finally crossed the line

by German Lopez

9 questions about climate change you were too embarrassed to ask

by Brad Plumer and Brian Resnick

What's at stake in Trump's looming decision on the Paris climate agreement

by Brad Plumer and Eliza Barclay June 1

LGBTQ Pride Month, explained

by German Lopez June 1

Uber just fired the engineer at the center of its legal fight with Google

by Timothy B. Lee May 30

A federal appeals court just reached a huge decision for transgender rights. Seriously, it’s big.

by German Lopez May 30

Cleveland just fired the cop who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice more than 2 years ago

by German Lopez May 30

The Portland stabbing is the latest in a wave of racist attacks across America

by German Lopez May 30

Netflix’s The Keepers: the series’ theory behind Sister Cathy Cesnik’s murder, explained

by Alex Abad-Santos May 29

Let’s obliterate the myth that humans have a bad sense of smell

by Brian Resnick May 28

9 questions about Ramadan you were too embarrassed to ask

by Jennifer Williams May 25

Star Wars, explained

by Todd VanDerWerff May 25

Psychiatry’s “Goldwater Rule” has never met a test like Donald Trump

by Brian Resnick May 25

The dark allure of conspiracy theories, explained by a psychologist

by Brian Resnick May 25

Senate Republicans are now reliving the House’s health care nightmare

by Dylan Scott May 24

Trump’s budget makes it official: he’s doing little to nothing about the opioid epidemic

by German Lopez May 23

Trump’s ambitious, unlikely paid family leave plan, explained

by Alexia Fernández Campbell May 23

Trump wants to cut billions from the NIH. This is what we’ll miss out on if he does.

by Brian Resnick May 23

Why it’s so hard to prosecute a hate crime

by German Lopez May 23

How Donald Trump could actually build the wall — and who would pay the price

by Dara Lind and Tara Golshan May 23

The Supreme Court’s big racial gerrymandering decision, explained

by German Lopez May 22

Texas is on the verge of passing an anti-transgender bathroom bill for public schools

by German Lopez May 22

Donald Trump is destroying his own presidency

by Ezra Klein May 22

The obscure Senate rule that could sink Obamacare repeal, explained

by Dylan Scott May 22

Is mindfulness meditation good for kids? Here’s what the science actually says.

by Brian Resnick May 22

Twin Peaks, decoded for novices and obsessives alike

by Todd VanDerWerff and Caroline Framke May 21

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2's 5 end-credits scenes, explained [spoilers]

by Alex Abad-Santos May 20

SoulCycle, explained

by Alex Abad-Santos May 20

This week, explained: spies, special counsel, and Flynn

by Matthew Yglesias and Alex Ward May 20

Impeachment of the president, explained

by Andrew Prokop May 19

Here’s every Trump-Russia investigation happening now

by German Lopez May 19

Trump is reportedly eager to use his nuclear option on Obamacare

by Dylan Scott May 19

“I just choose to not listen”: why Trump supporters are tuning out the scandals

by Brian Resnick May 18

The past 24 hours of devastating Trump news, explained

by Alex Ward May 18

Oklahoma police officer who shot and killed Terence Crutcher found not guilty of manslaughter

by German Lopez May 18

9 questions about Watergate you were too embarrassed to ask

by Dylan Matthews May 17

The Antikythera mechanism is a 2,000-year-old computer

by Brian Resnick May 17

The 25th Amendment, explained: how a president can be declared unfit to serve

by Andrew Prokop May 17

The inescapable unicorn trend, explained

by Alex Abad-Santos May 17

5 reasons ABC might have canceled the Tim Allen comedy Last Man Standing

by Todd VanDerWerff May 16

Minnesota is fighting its largest measles outbreak in nearly 30 years. Blame vaccine deniers.

by Julia Belluz May 16

Fentanyl, the opioid so potent it can cause an overdose through accidental contact, explained

by German Lopez May 16

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