He was one of Israel’s greatest spies. Then he brought his own country to the brink of war.

Kids are identifying as gay at younger ages, sometimes only 10 or 11. Their communities and parents are scrambling to adapt.

Thirty years ago, few people had ever heard of ADD. ‘Early onset depression’ might become a common diagnosis long before 2040.

On the set of Afghanistan’s first soap opera and at home with its cast.

On the longstanding human fascination with a light source we could borrow but not share.

Balancing the creation of a house with living in it as a home.

A profile of the Oklahoma City point guard, who is averaging a triple-double in his first season without Kevin Durant.

A profile of NASCAR Dale Earnhardt Jr., who is returning to racing after a series of concussions.

An essay about what we’ll lose, and what we’ve already lost.

Why do America’s black gay and bisexual men have a higher H.I.V. rate than any country in the world?

Jonny Sun created a beloved, mega-popular alien character on Twitter. Now he’s trying to figure out everything else.

Boko Haram has abducted thousands of children and trained them as soldiers. Four survivors tell their story.

The residents of Colorado Springs undertook a radical experiment in government. Here’s what they got.

When Michael Deng joined an Asian-American frat, he was searching for belonging and identity. Two months later he was dead.

How dangerous is the media company that Steve Bannon called “the platform for the alt-right”?

A journey to Disney World with kids and weed.

A swanky 12-story condo in Sarasota nearly collapsed, was rendered unlivable for years, and no one was to blame.

A feat of elegant design wowed elite architects and promised to bring education to poor children in Nigeria. Then it collapsed.

How a journalist who wrote a seminal account of police brutality during the 1967 race riots in Newark wound up on the wrong side of the law.

How the rapper smuggled his radical anticapitalism into his new film Sorry to Bother You.

A slick-talking con artist turned an innocent brother and sister into his personal slaves.

On a Missouri farm, two families worked the land side by side, until a murder shattered their American dream.

Tracing an airstrike halfway around the world back to an American bomb factory.

A profile of the woman who wants to declutter the world.

A profile of Tyshawn Jones, “one of the most exciting skateboarders in a generation.”