Margaret Profet, evolutionary biologist and MacArthur grant recipient, disappeared in 2005. She has neither been seen nor heard from since.

The story of Trina Garnett, “one of approximately 470 prisoners in Pennsylvania serving life without parole for crimes they committed as teenagers.”

On Jenny Craig’s European expansion and how dieting differs in France and the States.

His book panned in the New York Times after being misread by the critic, an author responds.

The author interviews her mother about life as a secretary at Playboy in 1960s New York City.

The legalizing of euthanasia is usually seen as a advancement in human rights. But is it appropriate for cases of non-terminal illness?

He may not be the surest bet for the Presidency, but Bernie Sanders might be the most interesting candidate in the race.

When Jeb Bush married his wife, it was the bravest thing he’d ever done. Her role in his life is still a mystery.

Personalized medicine may one day deliver routine medical miracles. But it wasn’t ready in time for Stephanie Lee.

Life at a roadside zoo with ligers, orangutans, and an elephant in Florida.

The first sports bra was invented in 1977. It was two jockstraps sewn together.

In what will likely be his last political act, Willie Nelson declares war on corporate marijuana.

What happened after the first openly gay player in Division I men’s basketball came out.

Kelvin Villanueva had lived in America for 15 years. He had four kids. He had a job. Then he was stopped for a broken taillight.

In an era when America’s great sportswriters were as big as the athletes they covered, W.C. Heinz may have been the best of the bunch.

Why do we honor dead soldiers rather than the fighters who deserted and the activists who demanded peace?

A refugee survives the Rwandan genocide and finds a future in Atlanta.

Long a cult favorite in comedy, Bob Odenkirk has finally found wider recognition—and respect—through a shady character named Saul.

She was not just a poet, she was an “event” in American literature all by herself.

The everyday violence of some urban neighburhoods in America takes its own emotional toll.

Tracing the 3,339 miles the Canadian ran in 1980, on one good leg and one prosthetic limb.

Playing beer pong with David Axelrod—and other scenes from the lives of young, high-profile aides in the Obama White House.

In 1920, Harvard University officials suspected that some students were gay. So they kicked them all out.

How $100 million in diamonds, gold, and jewelry disappeared from Antwerp Diamond Center’s super-secure vault.

In 2007, Harrah’s made 5.6% of its total Las Vegas revenue off of a single person: Terrance Watanabe.