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Future Perfect

What if researchers didn’t have to start from scratch every time?

By Pratik Pawar
An exclusive look inside the largest effort ever mounted to keep the Great Barrier Reef alive
Climate

Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem — except, perhaps, the one thing that really matters.

By Benji Jones
The Logoff
Is Trump losing the plot?Is Trump losing the plot?
The Logoff

Another weird press conference, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
LIVE
Trump and Greenland: Latest stories and updatesTrump and Greenland: Latest stories and updates
Politics
The Supreme Court’s entire framework for Second Amendment cases is coming apartThe Supreme Court’s entire framework for Second Amendment cases is coming apart
Politics

It’s obvious that the Court isn’t actually trying to come up with a legal rule that makes sense.

By Ian Millhiser
Today, Explained newsletter
What’s next for Project 2025?What’s next for Project 2025?
Podcast
Today, Explained newsletter

And how much has the Trump administration already accomplished from its playbook?

By Cameron Peters and Noel King
Podcasts
China is wielding a new kind of power in the world nowChina is wielding a new kind of power in the world now
Podcast
Podcasts

Why the nation’s movies, video games, and toys went global in 2025.

By Ariana Aspuru and Miles Bryan
Can America build beautiful places again?
Future Perfect

Ugliness has more to do with the housing crisis than you think.

By Marina Bolotnikova
Politics
A very simple explanation for why politics is brokenA very simple explanation for why politics is broken
Politics

Entertainment got too good.

By Eric Levitz
Podcasts
The real reason people are so passionate about Heated RivalryThe real reason people are so passionate about Heated Rivalry
Podcast
Podcasts

It’s not just the smut. It’s about a deeper desire.

By Jonquilyn Hill
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Americans don’t trust crowdfunding sites like GoFundMe. So, why do they keep giving?Americans don’t trust crowdfunding sites like GoFundMe. So, why do they keep giving?
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How public opinion on crowdfunding soured, explained in one chart.

By Sara Herschander
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We just took a major step forward in protecting the oceansWe just took a major step forward in protecting the oceans
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The high seas used to be the wild west of the ocean, but a new treaty could finally bring oversight.

By Bryan Walsh
Podcasts
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Podcast
Podcasts

What comes after “peak protein”?

By Miles Bryan and Noel King
Podcasts
Can Congress stop Trump from trying to take Greenland?Can Congress stop Trump from trying to take Greenland?
Podcast
Podcasts

A small but meaningful split among Republicans is emerging.

By Dustin DeSoto and Astead Herndon
Future Perfect
50,000 clandestine Starlink terminals are keeping Iranians in touch with the rest of the world50,000 clandestine Starlink terminals are keeping Iranians in touch with the rest of the world
Future Perfect

Satellites are our only insight into the ongoing conflict — and worth protecting.

By Shayna Korol
Politics
Iran’s regime may have one chance to save itselfIran’s regime may have one chance to save itself
Politics

The Islamic Republic’s current trajectory is unsustainable. But even authoritarian governments sometimes reform.

By Gregory Brew
Politics
Trump is waffling on Iran strikes. Here are four possible reasons why.Trump is waffling on Iran strikes. Here are four possible reasons why.
Politics

He’s far from the first president to face this kind of dilemma.

By Joshua Keating
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A non-coder’s guide to Claude CodeA non-coder’s guide to Claude Code
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The AI coworker is making tech people lose their minds. Here’s what it actually is.

By Bryan Walsh
Culture
Are movie theaters cool again?Are movie theaters cool again?
Culture

Gen Z’s hottest club might just be the multiplex.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Today, Explained newsletter
Can Trump send soldiers to Minneapolis?Can Trump send soldiers to Minneapolis?
Today, Explained newsletter

The Insurrection Act, explained.

By Caitlin Dewey
The Logoff
What 3,000 federal agents are doing in MinnesotaWhat 3,000 federal agents are doing in Minnesota
The Logoff

An “impossible situation” for Minneapolis, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
Health
We have to stop freaking out about every new microplastics studyWe have to stop freaking out about every new microplastics study
Health

Microplastics are bad for us. But scientists are still figuring out the rest of the story.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
How right-wing influencers are bending reality in MinneapolisHow right-wing influencers are bending reality in Minneapolis
Politics

The MAGA media system is going into overdrive.

By Christian Paz
Podcasts
Can the ICE shooter be prosecuted?Can the ICE shooter be prosecuted?
Podcast
Podcasts

The answer could hinge on a Supreme Court ruling from 1890 — and another from 2025.

By Ariana Aspuru and Noel King
Policy
Why universal child care is closer than ever in New YorkWhy universal child care is closer than ever in New York
Policy

One of Zohran Mamdani’s most expensive ideas has surprising early momentum.

By Anna North
Technology
Gadgets are getting worse and more expensive at the same timeGadgets are getting worse and more expensive at the same time
Technology

Blame AI.

By Adam Clark Estes
The Logoff
The latest on Trump’s weaponization of the DOJ, briefly explainedThe latest on Trump’s weaponization of the DOJ, briefly explained
The Logoff

A big week for Trump’s DOJ doing what he wants.

By Cameron Peters
Welcome to the January issue of The Highlight
The Highlight
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Podcasts
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Podcast
Podcasts

Since Renee Good’s killing, more residents are trying to protect their neighbors themselves.

By Danielle Hewitt and Noel King
Politics
The Trump administration can’t stop winking at white nationalistsThe Trump administration can’t stop winking at white nationalists
Politics

The government is recruiting ICE agents with (literal) neo-Nazi propaganda.

By Eric Levitz
Climate
Trump’s EPA is setting the value of human health to $0Trump’s EPA is setting the value of human health to $0
Climate

The agency’s new math to favor polluters, explained.

By Umair Irfan
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AI is uncannily good at diagnosis. Its makers just won’t say so.AI is uncannily good at diagnosis. Its makers just won’t say so.
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Here’s what ChatGPT Health can actually tell you — and what it can’t.

By Pratik Pawar
Culture
Why is America so horny for gay hockey jocks?Why is America so horny for gay hockey jocks?
Culture

What Heated Rivalry and gay hockey smut can tell us about ourselves.

By Alex Abad-Santos and Constance Grady
Today, Explained newsletter
Why you might want to check your student loansWhy you might want to check your student loans
Today, Explained newsletter

The Trump administration is cracking down on borrowers who have fallen behind on payments.

By Caitlin Dewey
Politics
The scariest thing about Iran’s crackdownThe scariest thing about Iran’s crackdown
Politics

The massacres taking place in an internet blackout.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
The Supreme Court seems poised to deliver another blow to trans rightsThe Supreme Court seems poised to deliver another blow to trans rights
Politics

Trans athletes always faced a difficult road in this Court.

By Ian Millhiser
Climate
The research on microplastics in our bodies is terrifying. It might also be wrong.The research on microplastics in our bodies is terrifying. It might also be wrong.
Climate

Major studies on microplastics are now being called into question.

By Damian Carrington
Culture
Rules and recipes: How to understand one of the hidden drivers of the modern worldRules and recipes: How to understand one of the hidden drivers of the modern world
Culture

What algorithms and God-pizza teach us about “mechanical values” and living a good life.

By C. Thi Nguyen
Life
How fit do we really need to be?How fit do we really need to be?
Life

Experts explain whether there’s such a thing as too much fitness.

By Hannah Seo
Politics
The Supreme Court is about to confront its most embarrassing decisionThe Supreme Court is about to confront its most embarrassing decision
Politics

The Court must deal with the chaos it created around guns.

By Ian Millhiser