News U.S. court tosses murder conviction of Blackwater guard Nicholas Slatten in massacre of 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians Xeni Jardin

education Are teens too distracted by their phones during the school day? Ruben Bolling

halloween Usher in Halloween vibes with this dramatic reading of classic Chick Tract "The Trick" Jennifer Sandlin

entomology Rare Hitler Beetle is being driven to extinction by neo-Nazi collectors Mark Frauenfelder

climate change Smash Mouth wrote "All Star" to warn us about climate change & anti-intellectualism and we turned it into a meme Thom Dunn

politics Children now get free meals at state schools in 8 states Rob Beschizza

capitalism "Wastiary: A Bestiary of Waste" is a free ebook of critical essays and artwork about capitalism and consumerism Jennifer Sandlin

archaeology 400-year-old "vampire" child found padlocked in its grave to prevent an undead escape David Pescovitz

Science Superconductor claim debunked — more likely "a type of magnet" Ruben Bolling

censorship Florida teachers toss Shakespeare books from classes, citing fascist Ron DeSantis law Carla Sinclair

education DeSantis's laws and policies have Florida educators fleeing the state and the profession Ruben Bolling

censorship Florida bans AP Psychology courses across the state Carla Sinclair

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racism Ta-Nehisi Coates crashes a school board meeting discussing the banning of his book (video) Carla Sinclair

botany Remembering 31-year-old botanist Gabriel Trujillo Jennifer Sandlin

Master of Swiftian Sciences Casualties are expected when Stanford students fight for seats in a new course studying Taylor Swift Jason Weisberger

politics Supreme Court ends affirmative action in college admissions Rob Beschizza