Recent articles from publications based in United States.
Yale E360by Richard Schiffman21 Jul 2026
Sixty years after surveyors first uncovered evidence of a sprawling coral reef off the West African nation of Benin, scientists have at last found the reef.
The Marshall Projectby Ivy Scott21 Jul 2026
Dozens of people — perhaps many more — have been held in Mississippi’s Hinds County jail for months without criminal charges from a district attorney.
Asterisk Magazineby The Editors21 Jul 2026
If you're literate — a safe assumption, since you're reading this magazine — you have almost certainly come across the claim that AI will take your job.
Asterisk Magazineby Dylan Matthews21 Jul 2026
Anthropic should learn from those cotton-picking socialists. The sibling inventors had, they claimed, built a machine that experts had considered impossible.
Yale E360by Fred Pearce20 Jul 2026
As global warming fuels more extreme rainfall in Appalachia, new research finds a link between flooding and opioid deaths.
Palladium Magazineby Daniel Painter20 Jul 2026
Over a thousand acres of land in Abilene, Texas, lie flattened with graded earth and poured concrete.
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily20 Jul 2026
Alzheimer’s breakthrough: Scientists restore two hours of sleep without clearing brain plaques - Date: - July 20, 2026 - Source: - University of Kentucky - Summary: - Researchers have uncovered a...
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily20 Jul 2026
Scientists discover a protein that protects the brain from Alzheimer’s damage A natural brain protein may help block the toxic tau damage that drives Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
The Marshall Projectby Maurice Chammah19 Jul 2026
This essay is part of Redemption Songs, a limited-run newsletter that spotlights one song each week by incarcerated artists.
The Marshall Projectby Jamiles Lartey18 Jul 2026
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters.
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily18 Jul 2026
Popular sugar substitutes linked to faster brain aging A large study linked higher consumption of several artificial sweeteners to faster declines in memory and thinking skills.
Neuroscience News -- ScienceDaily18 Jul 2026
Mediterranean diet may activate tiny proteins that protect the heart and brain The Mediterranean diet may help protect the heart and brain by activating tiny anti-aging proteins hidden inside our...
History of MITby Michaela Jarvis | MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems17 Jul 2026
Ever since she was a child playing on her family’s farmland in Wisconsin, Bailey Flanigan was guided by her own selective, yet wide-ranging, curiosity.
Palladium Magazineby Matt Duffy17 Jul 2026
In 1976 the social scientist and cyberneticist Donald T. Campbell developed a principle, now known as Campbell’s Law, that would later become one of the most reliable diagnostics of institutional...
Anthropocene Magazineby Emma Bryce17 Jul 2026
We occasionally use flowers to decorate food, but few people would think of flowers themselves as food.
MIT Newsby Anne Trafton | MIT News17 Jul 2026
As sea levels rise due to climate change, encroaching sea water will likely make freshwater environments saltier.
Anthropocene Magazineby Anthropocene Team16 Jul 2026
Millions of people around the world drink coffee to boost their energy. Researchers in South Korea have now given new meaning to the concept of coffee as fuel.
The Marshall Projectby Jill Castellano16 Jul 2026
The state of New Jersey has adopted a slate of reforms changing how hospitals handle allegations of substance use in pregnancy, becoming one of the first in the nation to require healthcare...
The Marshall Projectby Shoshana Walter16 Jul 2026
The mothers of Black newborns are more likely than those of White newborns to be referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy, according to The Marshall Project’s...
MIT Newsby Zach Winn | MIT News16 Jul 2026
Will a warming climate and changing weather patterns lead to more grid blackouts and other energy disruptions?
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