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Crime

The Tragic Case of Jeffrey MacDonald: The Army Doctor and the Fatal Vision Murders

Before dawn on February 17, 1970, military police entered an Army family apartment at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and discovered a horrifying scene. Colette MacDonald, who was pregnant, and her two young daughters, Kimberley

Hollywood

Keanu Reeves “Chose Family Over Appearance”—But the Real Story Is Better Than the Viral Version

Medical Science

The Dark History of Hypnosis: From Mesmer’s “Magnetic” Trances and Surgery in Bengal to CIA Mind-Control Experiments and a Death Row Memory

Hollywood

The Shocking History of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: The Indie Movie That Shocked Hollywood

Hollywood

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos Back a $200 Million Plan to Save 100 Species From Extinction

Food

Stop Fearing Carbohydrates? New Research Says Sugar Helped Build the Human Brain

Medical Science

Rhinoplasty and the History of Plastic Surgery: How Ancient India Helped Rebuild the Human Face

Medical Science

Brazilian Tree Compounds Block SARS-CoV-2 in Lab Tests—But Are They a COVID-19 Cure?

Hollywood

Netflix Faces $105 Million Lawsuit After Unreleased Nicolas Cage Film Was Stolen From Its Office

Medical Science

Two New Plague Vaccines Protected Every Mouse—Here Is Why the Result Matters

Medical Science

Scientists Find Shared Genetic Roots Across 14 Psychiatric Disorders—including ADHD and Anorexia

Earth

Does Earth Have a 27.5-Million-Year Catastrophe Cycle?

Pets & Animals

The Black Cat Was Never Bad Luck: How Superstition Still Harms Innocent Animals

Entertainment

Happy 62nd Birthday, Sandra Bullock: From Speed to Oscar Glory and a Magical Hollywood Comeback

Medical Science

The Epigenetic Clock: How DNA Methylation Can Reveal the Age of the Human Body

Crime

The Camp Lejeune Poisonings: What the Military Knew—and Why Families Waited Decades

History

Why Men Betray Their Captain: The Psychology Behind the Mutiny on the Bounty

Books

Is The Girl on the Train Real? The Disturbing Science Behind Alcohol Amnesia and Murder Investigations

Artificial Intelligence

AI’s Hidden Water Bill: The 3.4-Trillion-Gallon Data Center Number Is Real—But It Doesn’t Mean 3.4 Trillion Gallons Were “Used Up”

The latest

A live edit of the newest reporting, essays, and discoveries from across the magazine.

Crime

The Tragic Case of Jeffrey MacDonald: The Army Doctor and the Fatal Vision Murders

Before dawn on February 17, 1970, military police entered an Army family apartment at Fort Bragg, North Carolina,

Crime

The Camp Lejeune Poisonings: What the Military Knew—and Why Families Waited Decades

For decades, Marines were told Camp Lejeune was a place where their families could live safely while they

History

Why Men Betray Their Captain: The Psychology Behind the Mutiny on the Bounty

At dawn on April 28, 1789, Fletcher Christian and a small group of armed sailors entered the cabin

Books

Is The Girl on the Train Real? The Disturbing Science Behind Alcohol Amnesia and Murder Investigations

Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train feels unsettlingly plausible because its central mystery depends on something that

Artificial Intelligence

AI’s Hidden Water Bill: The 3.4-Trillion-Gallon Data Center Number Is Real—But It Doesn’t Mean 3.4 Trillion Gallons Were “Used Up”

The modern artificial-intelligence boom does not live entirely in the cloud. It lives in buildings. Enormous buildings.

Mental Health

The Psychology of Sexual Fantasy: Why We Crave What We Cannot Talk About

A person can be deeply in love with one partner yet imagine someone else. They can value equality

Hollywood

Keanu Reeves “Chose Family Over Appearance”—But the Real Story Is Better Than the Viral Version

In August 2023, paparazzi photographed 58-year-old Keanu Reeves enjoying a boat trip off Capri, Italy. He

Medical Science

The Dark History of Hypnosis: From Mesmer’s “Magnetic” Trances and Surgery in Bengal to CIA Mind-Control Experiments and a Death Row Memory

A woman sits in a courtroom and looks across the room at a man accused of murder. She

World

Rescue One: The Night Germany Sent a Supersonic Starfighter Through a Winter Storm to Save One Child

At 1:50 in the morning on January 22, 1982, a West German fighter pilot pushed the throttle

Sports

Dean Elgar Is Retiring: The Last Stand of One of Test Cricket’s Toughest Openers

Dean Elgar has spent most of his career doing the part of batting that modern cricket increasingly tries

World News

Red Mercury: The Secret Nuclear Super-Substance That Never Existed—and the Black-Market Scam That Refuses to Die

Imagine someone approaches you with a small metal capsule. They will not open it. They say opening it

American history

The 160-Year Shadow of Slavery: How America’s Past Still Predicts Who Lives and Dies

In 1860, U.S. census takers traveled across the country recording a statistic that now feels almost incomprehensible.

Health

Your Immune System Never Really Clocks Out: The Invisible Surveillance Network Protecting You While You Feel Completely Healthy

You are sitting quietly. You do not have a fever. Nothing hurts. You are not coughing, sneezing or

Science

Physicists Measured “Negative Time”—But the Real Quantum Experiment Is Stranger Than Time Travel

A photon enters a cloud of atoms. The atoms interact with the light. The photon emerges on the

History

The Katyn Massacre: How Stalin’s Secret Police Murdered Poland’s Elite—and Blamed Nazi Germany for Nearly 50 Years

In the spring of 1940, thousands of Polish prisoners were taken from Soviet camps in carefully organized transports.

Civilizations, ruins, and historical memory

History

Why Men Betray Their Captain: The Psychology Behind the Mutiny on the Bounty

At dawn on April 28, 1789, Fletcher Christian and a small group of armed sailors entered the cabin of Lieutenant William Bligh aboard the

Medical Science

The Dark History of Hypnosis: From Mesmer’s “Magnetic” Trances and Surgery in Bengal to CIA Mind-Control Experiments and a Death Row Memory

A woman sits in a courtroom and looks across the room at a man accused of

World

Rescue One: The Night Germany Sent a Supersonic Starfighter Through a Winter Storm to Save One Child

At 1:50 in the morning on January 22, 1982, a West German fighter pilot pushed

History

The Katyn Massacre: How Stalin’s Secret Police Murdered Poland’s Elite—and Blamed Nazi Germany for Nearly 50 Years

In the spring of 1940, thousands of Polish prisoners were taken from Soviet camps in carefully

History

August 9, 1945: When “Fat Man” Exploded Over Nagasaki and Changed History Forever

At 11:02 a.m. on August 9, 1945, an American B-29 bomber released a

Beauty, fashion, lifestyle

Lifestyle

Bedroom Feng Shui: Organizing Your Space to Maximize Romantic and Sensual Flow

A bedroom can contain everything it technically needs—a bed, wardrobe, lamps, and curtains—

Lifestyle

Why Cool Kids Are Trading iPhones for Flip Phones: The Rise of the Luddite Teen

For a generation raised on touchscreens, filters, and infinite scroll, the newest trend isn’

Lifestyle

The Rise of “Erotic Luxury”: How Modern Design Is Making Intimacy Chic

For decades, products connected to intimacy were designed to be hidden. They arrived in

Mind, medicine, philosophy

Mental Health

The Psychology of Sexual Fantasy: Why We Crave What We Cannot Talk About

A person can be deeply in love with one partner yet imagine someone else.

Medical Science

The Dark History of Hypnosis: From Mesmer’s “Magnetic” Trances and Surgery in Bengal to CIA Mind-Control Experiments and a Death Row Memory

A woman sits in a courtroom and looks across the room at a man

Food

Stop Fearing Carbohydrates? New Research Says Sugar Helped Build the Human Brain

For decades, one of the most familiar stories about human evolution has gone something

Crime, mystery, myths

Crime

The Tragic Case of Jeffrey MacDonald: The Army Doctor and the Fatal Vision Murders

Before dawn on February 17, 1970, military police entered an Army family apartment at

Crime

The Camp Lejeune Poisonings: What the Military Knew—and Why Families Waited Decades

For decades, Marines were told Camp Lejeune was a place where their families could

Medical Science

The Dark History of Hypnosis: From Mesmer’s “Magnetic” Trances and Surgery in Bengal to CIA Mind-Control Experiments and a Death Row Memory

A woman sits in a courtroom and looks across the room at a man

Books, Hollywood, music, and photography

Books

Is The Girl on the Train Real? The Disturbing Science Behind Alcohol Amnesia and Murder Investigations

Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train feels unsettlingly plausible because its central mystery depends on something that is very real: a person can

Hollywood