Olympic competitors over 40 are inspiring — and less of a rarity than they used to be. Scientists say athletes with extreme staying power may be that way due to molecular-level advantages. Studying those could further the quest to understand and slow down the ravages of human aging. In Paris, the very oldest competitors showed […]

The Pentagon is in the midst of an enormously expensive program aimed at building a new generation of nuclear-armed missiles, bombers, and submarines, at a cost of at least $2 trillion over the next three decades. The plan is both dangerous and unnecessary. Of particular concern is the effort to build a new intercontinental ballistic […]

Even if you didn’t care about or respect women’s choices when it comes to having children, the “childless cat ladies” comments from Donald Trump running mate JD Vance are still deeply problematic because they suggest a misunderstanding of a vital policy issue: fertility. In its most basic form, economists care about fertility because it’s difficult […]

Four years ago, the rise of remote work created a new version of the American dream: No longer forced to live close to the office, millions of people realized they could pull up stakes from New Jersey or wherever and move to sunnier, cheaper places. Unfortunately, many who made the trip found a nightmare waiting […]

If you want to understand what’s happened to voting rights in the U.S. over the past decade, just take a look at the recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. That ultraconservative court took a substantial bite out of voting rights when it reversed its own precedent to hold that […]

When Italian boxer Angela Carini reported that she had “never felt a punch like that” after conceding to Algeria’s Imane Khelif 46 seconds after their Olympic match began, social media exploded with accusations. Elon Musk and J.K. Rowling chimed in, accusing Khelif of being a man posing as a woman to cheat. The case highlights […]

Everybody has a role to play to keeping Maine and the planet healthy for generations to come, writes Woody Woodsum.