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Author Tananarive Due, Jordan Peele, and the Out There Screaming cover. Melissa Herbert; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images; Penguin Randomhouse hide caption
'Eve' author says medicine often ignores female bodies. 'We've been guinea pigs'
Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence and Power on the Internet, is out today. Brian Treitler hide caption
Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams and David Zucker (left to right), the writers and directors of "Airplane!" Lee Reynolds/Courtesy of the authors hide caption
Books by Japanese scholar Chizuko Ueno at a bookstore in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. "Misogyny" and "Starting from the Limit" are at the center. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption
Oh, bother! In Winnie-the-Pooh: The Deforested Edition all of the trees are gone. Above, you can see images from the original (left) and the deforested edition. Who Gives A Crap hide caption
Author Vincent Schiraldi next to the cover of his new book, Mass Supervision. Headshot (left) by Paulette Louissaint hide caption
Almost 4 million people are on probation or parole. Here's why that matters.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during an interview in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Newsom signed a bill on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, to ban school boards from rejecting textbooks based on their teachings about the contributions of people from different racial backgrounds, sexual orientations and gender identities, calling the measure "long overdue." Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
Environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb says in nature, the weaker animals are usually the ones killed by predators. That changes when cars are involved: "Roadkill is not only eliminating animals, it's in many cases eliminating those healthy animals that populations need to remain strong," Devon OpdenDries/Getty Images hide caption
Cars are a major predator for wildlife. How is nature adapting to our roads?
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The dystopian suspense 'Land of Milk and Honey' satisfies all manner of appetites
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The dystopian suspense 'Land of Milk and Honey' satisfies all manner of appetites
US-British economist Angus Deaton speaks at a press conference after winning the Nobel Prize for Economics at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, on October 12, 2015. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
How a DNA test inspired actress-activist Kerry Washington's journey of self-discovery
In The Enchanted Symphony, a young boy named Piccolino harnesses the power of art, nature and community. Illustrations © 2023 Elly MacKay hide caption
A concert audience of houseplants? A new kids' book tells the surprisingly true tale
Leslie Jones says she was 19 when Jamie Foxx told her she needed to live life — get hired, get fired, fall in love — in order to be truly funny. Jen Rosenstein/HGBUSA hide caption