Digest

Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.

When we’re denied context, understanding the year’s major news stories is next to impossible.

The new variant may undermine some vaccine-derived defenses. But the immune system’s best assassins are likely to hold the line.

This aisle has its own subculture and fan club.

Dr F Perry Wilson summarizes the hard facts about the latest SARS CoV-2 variant, Omicron— transmissibility, pathogenicity, and immune escape potential.

For the first time in 17 years, we’ve completely remade our list of the best songs ever. More than 250 artists, writers, and industry figures helped us choose a brand-new list full of histori…

Mike and Sarah are journalists obsessed with the past. Every week they reconsider a person or event that’s been miscast in the public imagination.

Historical maps highlight the Magic Kingdom’s dramatic transformation from swampland to the biggest theme park in the world.

New meta-analysis shows blood pressure reductions with ACE inhibitors and ARBs are associated with a lower diabetes risk, but other types of antihypertensive agents have the opposite effect.