civilization Why societal collapse might not be the catastrophe we imagine Ellsworth Toohey

politics An Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at George W. Bush, kicking off a copycat era Ellsworth Toohey

AI Study finds AI server farms creating their own local heat islands Jason Weisberger

Science Rembrandt copy was copied by the master himself Rob Beschizza

Face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman Ellsworth Toohey

Science The "brain isn't done until 25" factoid is based on a funding cutoff Ellsworth Toohey

Science Strong evidence of life on exoplanet K2-18b turns out to be not so strong after all Ruben Bolling

crime Prince Andrew stripped of prince title and royal residence; Mr. Windsor maintains his innocence Rob Beschizza

gadgets Study: no point upgrading to 8K unless you're right up close Rob Beschizza

books 'Broligarchy', 'delulu' and 'skibidi' added to Cambridge Dictionary Rob Beschizza

travel DNA shows Anglo Saxon girl had West African grandparent in 650 Rob Beschizza

Science Strongest sign detected of life on another planet Allan Rose Hill

Food Space miso tastes weird—not bad, but… different Allan Rose Hill

History Lost history of Acorn Computers reveals the British tech giant that almost was Rob Beschizza

Science Science finally has an answer to a classic stoner question Gail Sherman

Space There was never life as we know it on Venus Rob Beschizza

politics This short quiz reveals how susceptible you are to misinformation Jennifer Sandlin

archaeology "Extraordinary" 4,000-year-old skull reveals medical milestone Allan Rose Hill

archaeology Psychedelic music depicted on ancient Peruvian rock art David Pescovitz

escapes Historian locked in medieval bathroom escapes using eyeliner and cotton swab David Pescovitz