Jason Steffen studies planets in other solar systems. His most famous work—OK, second-most famous work—was with NASA 's Kepler Mission, a survey of planetary systems. But you're more likely to have heard of Steffen, a professor at the…
Cryptocurrencies could come under renewed regulatory attack over the next four years if Janet Yellen, Joe Biden's pick to lead the Treasury Department, gets her way. During Yellen's Tuesday confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee…
Hip Hop rap icon and Grammy Award-winning artist Lil Kim' is trading in her emcee mic for a moment as she becomes the narrator for the second season of American Gangster: Trap Queens. On Jan. 14, the second season of the BET+ unscripted series…
This week's recommended books cast their nets wide, from the shores of a Scottish loch to the hills of southern India to the story of a peripatetic childhood in Europe and East Africa. They look back in time, too: George Saunders revisits classics…
What do climate advocates have in common with fossil fuel companies, auto firms, and farm lobbyists? Not much, yet all are joining hands to promote “carbon farming” as a form of “regenerative agriculture.” The idea is to…