Inside the Dangerous, Secretive World of Extreme Fishing
Why I swim out into rough seas 80 nights a year to hunt for striped bass
The Birth-Rate Crisis Isn’t as Bad as You’ve Heard—It’s Worse
Humanity is set to start shrinking several decades ahead of schedule.
A Sea Story
One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place in 1994. It remains very much in the public eye. On a stormy night on the Baltic Sea, more than 850 people lost their lives when a luxurious ferry sank below the waves. From a mass of material, including official and unofficial reports and survivor testimony, our correspondent has distilled an account of the Estonia’s last moments—part of his continuing coverage for the magazine of anarchy on the high seas.
The Nobel Prize Winner Who Thinks We Have the Universe All Wrong
Cosmologists are fighting over everything.
Chinese Students Feel a Familiar Chill in America
Surveillance, censorship, detention were things to worry about back home. Now they’re here.
Trump Insults America—Again
The president of the United States seems to have no interest in appealing to a national sense of pride or honor.
A Big, Bad, Very Ugly Bill
“Beautiful” it is not.
Photos: Europe Swelters Under a Heat Dome
Residents and tourists across Europe have been enduring days of oppressive heat, doing whatever they can to keep cool. On Monday, one region in Portugal reached a record-setting temperature of 46.6 degrees Celsius.
The Last Children of Down Syndrome
Prenatal testing is changing who gets born and who doesn’t. This is just the beginning.
‘Success Addicts’ Choose Being Special Over Being Happy
The pursuit of achievement distracts from the deeply ordinary activities and relationships that make life meaningful.
The Great Cousin Decline
Families are shrinking. But the weirdest family role is a vital one.
Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think
Here’s how to make the most of it.
The Liberal Misinformation Bubble About Youth Gender Medicine
How the left ended up disbelieving the science
The Worst Sandwich Is Back
Wraps are popular again. So is a certain kind of physique.
The Invisibility of Older Women
As they age, women experience less public scrutiny—and entertain a wider set of choices about when and how they are seen.