Search for:
Date(s): Past 7 Days Past 30 Days Past 90 Days Past Year Since 1996



SORT BY « 1 - 25 of 481 »
HeadlineAuthorDateDept.
The Water From Another Planet
Should you drink it? Plus, why do we think that alien life would be water-based?  
Daniel Engber   Nov 13, 2009   Recycled  
What's the Deal With "Cat Ladies"?
Are there "cat gentlemen," too?  
Daniel Engber   Nov 08, 2009   Explainer  
Is There a Lot of Crime on Military Bases?
Not as much as you'd think.  
Daniel Engber   Nov 05, 2009   Explainer  
The Fat Premium
Congress toys with a silly plan to make Americans lose weight.  
Daniel Engber   Oct 29, 2009   Science  
Too Big To Win
Fat politics and the race for governor of New Jersey.  
Daniel Engber   Oct 19, 2009   Science  
Pork Spending
A critical look at obesity and health care reform.  
Daniel Engber   Oct 05, 2009   Science  
Glutton Intolerance
What if a war on obesity only makes the problem worse?  
Daniel Engber   Oct 05, 2009   Science  
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Big Fat Asses …
Does poverty make people obese, or is it the other way around?  
Daniel Engber   Sep 28, 2009   Science  
Why Does Iran Need So Many Centrifuges?
Because each one is so small.  
Daniel Engber   Sep 25, 2009   Recycled  
Let Them Drink Water!
What a fat tax really means for America.  
Daniel Engber   Sep 21, 2009   Science  
Puff Daddies
More Americans over age 50 are smoking marijuana than ever before. Are my parents among them?  
Daniel Engber   Sep 10, 2009   Science  
How Do Space Pictures Get So Pretty?
Photoshop, of course.  
Daniel Engber   Sep 09, 2009   Recycled  
They Came From the Boardroom
The dull, anti-corporate politics of District 9.  
Daniel Engber   Aug 13, 2009   Movies  
Throwing Out the Wheat
Are we being too tolerant of gluten-intolerance?  
Daniel Engber   Jul 28, 2009   Science  
Hands or Paws or Anything They Got
Masturbation in the animal kingdom.  
Daniel Engber   Jul 16, 2009   Science  
Why Do They Club Seal Pups?
Can't hunters just shoot them instead?  
Daniel Engber   Jul 06, 2009   Recycled  
Why Did Madoff Get a Longer Sentence Than He Can Possibly Serve?
Prison terms, explained.  
Daniel Engber   Jun 29, 2009   Recycled  
Me and My Monkey
The confessions of a reluctant vivisector.  
Daniel Engber   Jun 04, 2009   Pepper  
Brown Dogs and Red Herrings
Or, why we no longer experiment much on dogs.  
Daniel Engber   Jun 04, 2009   Pepper  
Pepper Goes to Washington
The most important animal-welfare law in America began with a stolen dog.  
Daniel Engber   Jun 03, 2009   Pepper  
Man Cuts Dog
Pepper arrives at a laboratory in the Bronx.  
Daniel Engber   Jun 02, 2009   Pepper  
Where's Pepper?
In the summer of 1965, a female Dalmatian was stolen from a farm in Pennsylvania. Her story changed America.  
Daniel Engber   Jun 01, 2009   Pepper  
Win, Place, and Dope
Why it matters that racehorses are on steroids.  
Daniel Engber   May 01, 2009   Recycled  
Hand-Washing in Public Bathrooms
Can soap get dirty? Or is it "self-cleaning," since it's soap?  
Daniel Engber   Apr 30, 2009   Recycled  
Dark Sugar
The decline and fall of high-fructose corn syrup.  
Daniel Engber   Apr 28, 2009   Science  
« 1 - 25 of 481 »

Print This ArticlePRINTEmail to a FriendE-MAILShare This ArticleRECOMMEND...Get Slate RSS FeedsRSS
TODAY'S PICTURES
TODAY'S CARTOONS
DOONESBURY FLASHBACK
TODAY'S VIDEO
Nice boots!39/TP.jpg
Cartoonists' take on breast cancer.80/TC.jpg
You don't say.86/TD.jpg