The fascinating link between cherry pie and this bird
American kestrels, North America’s smallest falcons, work around the clock to manage pests on some cherry orchards. | Bryant...
Author : Shawn Bernier
What happens when a city takes women’s unpaid work seriously?
Blanca Liliana Rodríguez and her sons, Zoran Andrey Vargas and Sergio Paolo Vargas Granada. In Bogotá’s historic downtown, a...
Trump’s war crimes scandal, briefly explained
Donald Trump speaks as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on...
The race to stop octopus farming before it starts
Last year, California and Washington state banned farming octopuses for their meat, and bills have been introduced in seven...
The Supreme Court case that could redefine “cruel and unusual,” explained
In a 2019 opinion, Justice Neil Gorsuch seemed to call for a wholesale rethinking of the Supreme Court’s approach...
Kids are missing out on one of their best chances at learning
This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. At about...
Why politics is ruining how we watch movies
Key takeaways Some critics say that Oscar-buzzy films like One Battle After Another and After the Hunt don’t go...
Did Trump accidentally boost direct giving?
Michael and Susan Dell gifted an unprecedented $6.25 billion that will benefit 25 million kids through the so-called Trump...
Trump’s new immigration crackdown, briefly explained
Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One en route to Washington, DC, on November 30, 2025....
Welcome to the December issue of The Highlight
In Bogotá, Colombia, care work — often overlooked and unpaid — eats up more than 35 billion hours of...