The Atlantic’s crossword puzzle gets a little more challenging every day, with the biggest puzzle on Sunday.
When you stick ink-filled needles into your skin, your body’s defenders respond accordingly. Scientists aren’t sure if that’s good or bad for you.
Katherine J. WuClimate activists who worry that the world has too many people are joining an ugly tradition.
Alex Trembath Vijaya RamachandranHis statements have been hotly disputed, but not refuted.
Mario LoyolaAnti-Jewish bigots steal the show in the revived musical. And that’s why it works.
Yair RosenbergJenny Odell’s latest book asks an urgent question: What happens when our emergencies become banal?
Megan GarberGender, rather than race or age or immigration status, has become the country’s sharpest social fault line.
Anna Louie SussmanThe environmental toll of Bitcoin could be even higher this year than last.
Emma MarrisFive years ago, the flight vanished into the Indian Ocean. Officials on land know more about why than they dare to say.
William LangewiescheThe deworming drug is central to an improvisational, alternative medical subculture that was forming even before the pandemic.
Kaitlyn Tiffany