A Rock-Star Researcher Spun a Web of Lies—and Nearly Got Away with It
Jonathan Pruitt was prolific, influential, and charming. Then academic sleuths started poking around
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A Scientist’s Quest to Decode Vermeer’s True Colours
New techniques reveal hidden details in the Dutch master’s paintings
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As Temperatures Rise, So Does Pressure to Engineer the Ocean
New technology might help us combat the climate crisis. But is it safe to tinker with the seas?
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Antibiotics May Soon Become Useless
Doctors are looking to an experimental treatment for help
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Why Women Hate the Pill
What birth control teaches us about the failure—and future—of women’s health care
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What UFO Fears Tell Us about Trust in Government
The horrors of the world wars shook public confidence in technical expertise and the state’s ability to ensure the safety of its citizens
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Taking It Slow: What Turtles Can Teach Us about Living Longer
A conservation demographer explains how the secret to a long life might be found under a hard shell
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Why We Made Fewer Memories during the Pandemic
Monotony and anxiety wrought havoc on our brains. Can we bounce back?
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How a Tourette’s Diagnosis Helped Me Understand Who I Am
I long resisted looking for the cause of my tics. Then I received a diagnosis that changed everything
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