Research at the heart of a US lawsuit against the abortion pill has been retracted ~health Article 898 words 28 votes
No, aliens haven’t visited the Earth. Why are so many smart people insisting otherwise? ~space Article 6928 words, published Jan 31 2024 29 votes
Boarding patients in the emergency department while they wait for available beds is a significant problem that increases avoidable US deaths ~health medicine healthcare Article 1038 words 21 votes
Mennonites are pious Christians who eschew much of the modern world. But in Mexico even they have not escaped the pull of the drug cartels. ~humanities religion Article 3583 words, published Feb 1 2024 24 votes
Joe Biden’s chances of US re-election are better than they appear ~misc politics Article 1090 words, published Feb 1 2024 34 votes
Utah teen athlete faces threats after state official posted photos questioning her gender ~lgbt Article 448 words 40 votes
DoD updates telework policy for the first time since 2012 ~life work.remote Article 1049 words, published Feb 5 2024 17 votes
NHL players to return to Winter Olympics for 2026 and 2030 ~sports.hockey Article 802 words, published Feb 2 2024 12 votes
House Republicans are helping Vladimir Putin – Their cynicism over Ukraine weakens America and makes the world less safe ~misc politics Article 624 words 36 votes
When US railroad workers get hurt on the job, some supervisors go to extremes to keep it quiet ~transport Article 4732 words 29 votes
How Nikola Jokić became the world’s best basketball player ~sports.basketball Article 5757 words, published Feb 5 2024 7 votes
US grocery stores should cut prices as costs ease, Joe Biden White House says ~food Article 613 words, published Feb 2 2024 29 votes
The blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea ~engineering Video 33:45 26 votes
Flipped bit could mark the end of Voyager 1‘s interstellar mission ~space spaceflight.scientific Article 402 words 14 votes
Motion Picture Academy creates casting category, first new competitive Oscar since 2001 ~movies Article 422 words 13 votes
US court bans three dicamba based weedkillers and finds EPA broke law in approval process ~enviro Article 994 words 24 votes
‘It’s a huge advantage’: Could soccer skills help decide the Super Bowl? ~sports.american_football Article 1431 words, published Feb 5 2024 6 votes
US federal appeals court rejects Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity ~news usa politics Article 1484 words 82 votes
New report shows that a crowded historic neighborhood suffered disproportionate casualties in Lahaina Hawaii fire ~enviro Article 3191 words 9 votes
Disney activist investor Blackwells floats idea of splitting up company as it officially launches proxy fight, nominates three to board ~finance business Article 376 words 24 votes
Remembering trailblazing LGBTQ+ civil rights activist James Baldwin this Black History Month ~lgbt activism Article 733 words, published Feb 2 2024 16 votes
Megathread - Update on state court cases challenging legality of Donald Trump candidacy under the 14th amendment section 3 of the US constitution ~misc politics Article 347 words 45 votes
The relative share of Americans living in the West of the US has declined ~life housing Link 21 votes
Attempts to plant new Joshua Trees after destructive fires assisted by load carrying camels ~enviro Article 1157 words, published Feb 2 2024 16 votes
Former White House chef hosts themed dinners featuring food believed to be at risk from climate change ~food Article 1747 words, published Feb 3 2024 12 votes
One big question for the twelve NFL playoff teams that didn’t make the Super Bowl ~sports.american_football Article 2230 words, published Jan 30 2024 8 votes
Why are there such profound differences in conceptions of masculinity between Denmark and America? ~life.men Article 952 words, published Jan 31 2024 15 votes
MIT PhD student hacks Apple Vision Pro days after release, reveals potential jailbreaks and malware threats ~tech security apple.vision pro Article 353 words 19 votes
Grammys: Taylor Swift wins Album Of The Year for ‘Midnights,’ setting all-time record ~music Article 305 words 15 votes
Over two percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin ~enviro energy Article 799 words 42 votes
US rail safety legislation still stalled one year after East Palestine Ohio disaster ~transport Article 856 words 36 votes
At least six Kurdish fighters are killed in a drone attack on a Syrian base housing US troops ~news usa iran iraq syria jordan politics Article 459 words 13 votes
How US anti-abortion ruling spurred federal action against the location data industry ~tech Article 1475 words, published Jan 26 2024 24 votes
US Republican congressman from Georgia jokes about dropping migrant from helicopters echoing extreme right Pinochet meme about political violence ~misc politics Article 978 words 17 votes
Secretive US right wing advocacy group promotes model legislation to limit public nuisance claims like those responsible for tobacco and opioid verdicts ~misc politics Article 1021 words 18 votes
‘It’s a big vision’: are Gotham FC building a super team for the ages? ~sports.football Article 1293 words, published Jan 30 2024 4 votes
How bad is Tesla’s hazardous waste problem in California? ~enviro pollution Article 1213 words 15 votes
Bellevue, WA police responded to a call from a US Air Force museum that said a man had offered to donate a Cold War-era missile stored in his late neighbor’s garage ~humanities.history Article 570 words 12 votes