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6 Takeaways From the Story of Trump’s Decision to Go to War With Iran

New details from the weeks leading up to the campaign show how President Trump’s alignment with Benjamin Netanyahu and a lack of sustained opposition from his inner circle put the United States on a course to war.

By Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan

Fallout of War Piles Economic Pain Onto Europe’s Political Stress

Europe is finding itself on the outs with Russia, China and the U.S., in what’s amounting to its very own “Mean Girls” moment.

By Patricia Cohen

Xi Meets Taiwan Opposition Leader for First Time in a Decade

Xi Jinping held rare talks with a Taiwanese opposition leader, Cheng Li-wun, who floated the idea of some day inviting Mr. Xi to visit Taiwan.

By Chris Buckley

What Now? Vance Leaves Iran Talks Without a Deal.

The lack of a breakthrough after 21 hours of negotiations leaves the Trump administration facing several unpalatable options.

By Tyler Pager and David E. Sanger

Who Is the New Leader of Hungary?

Our reporter Andrew Higgins describes why Hungary’s voters chose Peter Magyar over Viktor Orban in a landslide, ending Orban’s 16 years in power.

By Andrew HigginsChristina Thornell and Leila Medina

What Seasonal Allergies Do to Your Body

A breakdown of why your immune system treats pollen like a parasite — and what happens next.

By Simar Bajaj and Jackson Gibbs

How Psychedelics Affect the Brain

An analysis of hundreds of images from several studies shows how hallucinogenic drugs drive activity in various regions of the brain.

By Andrew Jacobs

These Chimps Began the Bloodiest ‘War’ on Record. No One Knows Why.

A long-running conflict in a Ugandan park may provide clues to the origins of human warfare, and how to avoid it.

By Carl Zimmer

Fossil of Pincer-Wielding Crawler Reveals Origins of Spiders, Scorpions and Others

Researchers argue that a newly examined specimen found decades ago in Utah provides new clues to the ancestors of chelicerates before the group hit it big on land.

By Jack Tamisiea

How Female Anglerfish Evolved to Have It All

The deep-sea fish ended up with glowing lures not just to snag meals, but also to attract mates, a new study finds.

By Kate Golembiewski

The Big Bang: A.I. Has Created a Code Overload

Companies are scrambling to deal with the glut.

By Mike Isaac and Erin Griffith

My Quest to Solve Bitcoin’s Great Mystery

Bitcoin’s creator has hidden behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto for 17 years. But a trail of clues buried deep in crypto lore led to a 55-year-old computer scientist named Adam Back.

By John Carreyrou and Dylan Freedman

Anthropic Claims Its New A.I. Model, Mythos, Is a Cybersecurity ‘Reckoning’

The company said on Tuesday that it was holding back on releasing the new technology but was working with 40 companies to explore how it could prevent cyberattacks.

By Kevin Roose

Meta Unveils New A.I. Model, Its First From the Superintelligence Lab

The model, Muse Spark, performed better than Meta’s previous A.I. models but lags rivals on coding ability.

By Eli Tan

To Reach Their Fitness Goals, They Hired ‘CoachGPT’

Everyday athletes are turning to A.I. chatbots for training advice. How well does it work?

By Chris Cohen

A Poet Who Embraced Recklessness, in Surreal Swerves and Zigzags

Dean Young’s posthumous collection, “Creature Feature,” applies his characteristically giddy sense of unraveling to his own life and ill health.

By Jeff Gordinier

Oscar Wilde’s Only Grandchild Reckons With the Shadows of Scandal

Merlin Holland has spent decades dismantling the myths that grew up around his grandfather. He hopes his new book may finally settle the record.

By Elizabeth Winkler

Ben Lerner’s Latest Is a Strange and Brilliant Attempt to Resurrect the Novel

With “Transcription,” the writer makes a case for the vitality of the form.

By Parul Sehgal

The 2,500-Year-Old Greek Heroine Whose Story Never Gets Old

“Antigone” gave us the original “bad girl,” but its themes go beyond that. How do adaptations keep making Sophocles’ ideas about democracy and theater new?

By Helen Shaw

What America’s Main Characters Tell Us

Three protagonists who changed how postwar U.S. thought of itself.

By Rose Courteau

Emperor Penguins Are Now Endangered, a New Assessment Finds

Populations are declining as climate change causes the sea ice the birds need for survival to retreat, according to researchers.

By Rachel Nuwer

Heat Wipes Out Western Snowpack, Raising Fears of Drought, Wildfire

A record-mild winter and blistering spring heat will mean higher risks of water shortages and wildfires in the months ahead.

By Scott DanceSachi Kitajima Mulkey and Mira Rojanasakul

Climate Change Denial Sees a Resurgence in Trump’s Washington

A conference near the White House drew hundreds of people who reject the scientific consensus on climate change. The mood was triumphant.

By Maxine Joselow

In a Boost to Coal, E.P.A. Moves to End Biden’s Toxic Ash Disposal Rules

Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said the changes would help U.S. “energy dominance.” Environmentalists said they threaten drinking water.

By Lisa Friedman

Western States Need Water. San Diego Has Extra. Will They Make A Deal?

San Diego County is shopping a surplus of desalinated seawater to Western states that are facing increasingly urgent drought and short supplies.

By Scott Dance

Markets Have Faced a Year of Chaos and Still Done Awfully Well

Most stock investors have lost money during the Iran war, but returns have been splendid for the year since the “Liberation Day” tariff announcement.

By Jeff Sommer

Jobs and Workers Are in Balance. Nobody Is Happy About It.

Lower immigration has brought labor supply in line with shaky demand, but economists worry that such a slow-moving job market is at risk of toppling over.

By Lydia DePillis

Economists Once Dismissed the A.I. Job Threat, but Not Anymore

Artificial intelligence hasn’t disrupted the labor market, economists say, but they are increasingly convinced that it will — and that policymakers are unprepared.

By Ben Casselman

I Studied the Economic Fallout From World War I. This Could Be Worse Than We Expect.

Even if this cease-fire holds, the war’s shocks may last for years.

By Jamie Martin

Corporate America Aims to Preserve Profit Streak During War in Iran

Higher inflation is leading companies to raise prices without sacrificing margins.

By Talmon Joseph Smith

My 5 Favorite Places for Art in London

Our critic Jason Farago shares what you shouldn’t miss in a city undergoing a palpable cultural renewal.

By Jason Farago

And the Most Influential Modern Artist Is …

Marcel Duchamp flipped the notion of art’s value on its head. We need foundation-shaking badly today, our critic says, and a sweeping survey at MoMA is an arresting reminder.

By Holland Cotter and Jonah Rosenberg

In 1917, He Made a Urinal Into Art. We’re Still Discussing.

Marcel Duchamp changed the face of culture in the 20th century, and beyond, with an unconventional sculpture that challenged how we think of art.

By Blake Gopnik

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Detroit Jazz

The city’s music is spiritual, searching and defiantly local, even when it spreads worldwide. Hear tracks from Yusef Lateef, Geri Allen, James Carter and other Detroit jazz greats.

By Marcus J. Moore

At Milan Design Week, Noodling Around With an Italian Classic

An exhibition of 3-D-printed pasta reveals what could be the most disruptive culinary innovation since the eggbeater.

By Ian Volner

For Many Patients Leaving the I.C.U., the Struggle Has Only Just Begun

A long stay in intensive care can bring physical, cognitive and mental health challenges that can take months or longer to resolve.

By Paula Span

Federal Agency Unveils Three Potential Osteoarthritis Treatments

With funding from ARPA-H, three teams of researchers have regrown bone and cartilage, even entire knees, in animal studies. Human trials are not far off.

By Gina Kolata

Vegetative Patients May Be More Aware Than We Knew

New research is upending what we thought about the consciousness of patients, leaving families with agonizing choices.

By Katie Engelhart

This May Be the Most Important Medical Story of the Decade

We can’t let the most important medical achievement of a decade slip through our fingers.

By Jeff Coller

The Help That Many Older Americans Need Most

With shortages of medical professionals and an aging population, thousands of community health care workers prevent older adults from falling through the cracks.

By Paula Span

At the National Archives, the Declaration Gets More Company

The Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment have been added to the Archives’s rotunda, the first permanent changes there in nearly 75 years.

By Jennifer Schuessler

In Supreme Court Justices’ Histories, a Story of Immigration in America

As the justices prepare to hear a landmark case about birthright citizenship, their family stories are a reminder that the law has shaped who can be an American.

By Abbie VanSickleJulie Tate and Ashley Cai

Wicked Stepmother No Longer, a Female Pharaoh Gets a Reputational Makeover

A reassessment of damaged 3,500-year-old statuary adds to evidence that Queen Hatshepsut wasn’t the villain that scholars long took her to be.

By Franz Lidz

What’s Your Star Sign? The Ancients Could Offer You Some Insight.

Long before horoscope apps, the foundations of today’s multibillion-dollar astrology industry were laid in Babylonia, Egypt and the classical world.

By Thomas Rogers

Pirate’s Booty Corrects a Myth About West African Gold

Centuries-old European tales about Gold Coast traders adulterating precious metals hundreds of years ago are challenged by the famous Whydah Gally shipwreck.

By Katherine Kornei

How War in the Middle East Paralyzed an Asian Food Giant

Vietnam, the world’s No. 2 rice exporter, cut production as power prices surged. Even with a temporary cease-fire in Iran, worries linger over the world’s food supply.

By Damien Cave and Linh Pham

First-Class Seats Drive Airline Profits. It Wasn’t Always This Way.

Airlines used to give away most of their nicest seats, but they have increasingly found ways to persuade people to pay a lot for them.

By Niraj Chokshi

America’s Furniture Stores Struggle to Survive a Frozen Housing Market

Retailers are going bankrupt and liquidating as record-low housing turnover leaves fewer customers looking to furnish homes.

By Kim Bhasin

Trump’s Changes Lock Some Employers Out of H-1B Visa Program

Since imposing a $100,000 fee on new visas in September, the Trump administration has upended the skilled worker program.

By Madeleine Ngo

Federal Court Temporarily Freezes Nexstar’s Merger With Tegna

The judge said the two television companies could not combine operations while an antitrust lawsuit proceeded. Nexstar said its deal was already done.

By Benjamin Mullin

6 Things Psychologists Wish Men Knew About Mental Health

It can be difficult for some men to know when they’re struggling — and when to seek help.

By RJ Mackenzie

How Psychedelics Affect the Brain

An analysis of hundreds of images from several studies shows how hallucinogenic drugs drive activity in various regions of the brain.

By Andrew Jacobs

How Some People Are Incorporating Movement in Their Therapy Sessions

Many different techniques fall under the umbrella of “somatic therapy,” which is gaining popularity.

By Christina Caron

My Anxiety Is Keeping Me Up. How Can I Get Some Sleep?

Smartphone curfews, boring podcasts — here are some expert-approved ways to help quiet a racing mind.

By Amanda Schupak

Trump Loosens Restrictions on Psychedelic Drugs

The president’s executive order is intended to accelerate research into the compounds’ efficacy in treating mental health disorders like severe depression and PTSD.

By Andrew Jacobs and Noah Daly

Women in Their 20s May Not Be Having Babies, but by 45 Most Probably Will

There are reasons to believe the record-low U.S. birthrate could be only temporary as today’s young women postpone pregnancy.

By Claire Cain Miller

Forget the A.I. Apocalypse. Memes Have Already Nuked Our Culture.

From our jokes and slang to the White House’s policy messaging, internet “brain rot” has escaped our phones to take over … well, everything.

By Willy Staley

Gen Z Is Using A.I., but Doesn’t Feel Great About It

A new study from Gallup found that young adults have grown less hopeful and more angry about artificial intelligence.

By Callie Holtermann

The Hair-Loss Drug Rewriting the Rules of Masculinity

A pill to cure baldness is changing the way men age — and how they see themselves.

By Susan Dominus

How to Be Cultured

A highly idiosyncratic compendium of what you need to know right now.

By T Magazine