Whoopi Goldberg awkwardly demonstrates how the idea of race varies by place and changes over time

In the absence of meaningful national dialogue about race, the American public often turns to entertainers to unpack complicated social issues.

Whoopi Goldberg isn’t the only one who doesn’t understand antisemitism

Of course the Holocaust was about race. But it's no longer surprising that there's some dispute about that.

Federal government has a financial stake in your vaccination status

Taxpayers are footing the bill for those who continue to engage in wishful thinking or reckless denial about the dangers posed by this contagion.

Why Wordle has become an online obsession

Wordle has become an obsession online, with over 3 million daily players around the world. But the game has more in common with code-breaking than it does with crosswords.

How a simple game of letters became part of the New York Times’ business plan

For the news publisher, the key word is ‘subscribers.’

What’s Wordle? and your other Wordle questions, answered

James Webb Space Telescope: An astronomer on the team explains how to send a giant telescope to space – and why

How the Hubble Space Telescope opened our eyes to the first galaxies of the universe

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has reached its destination, 1.5 million km from Earth. Here’s what happens next

All of Webb’s major spacecraft deployments, including the unfurling of the primary mirror and sunshield, were completed on January 8.

The James Webb Space Telescope will map the atmosphere of exoplanets