The FDA has no exact definition for what can be considered “natural.” So what does it mean when a food has this written on the label? In this “Ask Jim” episode of If Our Bodies Could Talk, senior e...
In her book, All the Single Ladies, Rebecca Traister traces the long history of marriage and its varied purposes in the United States. She also argues that the unprecedented rise in independent, un...
In 2012, a papyrus entitled "The Gospel of Jesus's Wife" presented evidence that some early Christians believed Jesus may have been married. While academics and religious leaders quibbled over the ...
America’s third parties, like the Libertarian and Green parties, think 2016 could finally be their year to break through to the political mainstream. After all, the major-party candidates are hist...
Part of Trump’s rhetorical power is his supercharged use of “we”—a method that persuades people across the country that they are part of a larger movement. But it’s very clear who’s in the “we”: th...
Facebook occupies a remarkably large role in people’s daily lives. In the United States, 72% of online adults have a Facebook account, and these users spend as nearly as much time on the site per d...
As we learn more about the relationship between the microbiome and our health, some scientists and journalists have begun weaning themselves from cosmetic products like soap and shampoo. In taking ...
In April, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe restored voting rights to more than 200,000 people with felony convictions. The provision in the state’s constitution that bans felons from voting stemme...
We’ve been asking New Yorkers big life questions—like how do you know when you’re in love, or when you’ve become an adult? This week, we’re wondering how people know their life’s calling. Contribut...
In this episode of If Our Bodies Could Talk—part two in a miniseries on microbes and health—senior editor James Hamblin explores a Silicon Valley microbiology startup that hopes to use bacteria to ...
Could gerrymandering change the course of the 2016 election? And what even qualifies as gerrymandering? What looks like simple redistricting to one person might seem like an outrageous distortion t...
Women cry at work more than men do: 41 percent of women admit to crying at work, but only 9 percent of men do the same. In this short video, Atlantic staff writer Olga Khazan explores firsthand acc...