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340-Pound Penguins Once Roamed the Earth. Why Is Life Today So Small?

Sure, we have whales. But giant millipedes are no more.

I’m Six Months Postpartum, and I’ve Never Been More Resentful of My Husband

Parenting advice on illness, life postpartum, and sex education.

A Supreme Court Case About ISIS and YouTube Could Change the Internet as We Know It

This could end up chilling speech that has nothing to do with terrorist activity.

Help! I Won’t Let My Friend’s Horrible Taste in Boyfriends Ruin My Wedding.

Tefi Pessoa answers your letters.

The People Who Are Secretly Working Multiple Full-Time Jobs From Home

“I wasn’t happy at my old company, started job searching this summer, received two job offers relatively quickly, and accepted both.”

Why Fires From E-Bike Batteries Have Left Cities Helpless

Deaths from black-market batteries that have exploded are on the rise, but there's no consensus on how to stop them.

I Think I Had the Kind of Sex That Every Man Wants. But Did I?

It was so great I actually wept. But was it, you know … that?

What to Know About Twitter’s Bizarre New Two-Factor Authentication Policy

Twitter’s latest security update isn’t about security at all.

The Overlooked, Wild Story of Why Biden Fired a Major D.C. Official Last Week

Jan. 6 had something to do with it, but that wasn’t the whole story.

Help! My Husband Has a Sickening Photo on His Computer. He Says He’s Using It for Art.

He insisted the pictures were just for figure studies.