On Point

The FDA issues an emergency authorization for kids and the COVID vaccine. Does the rush to vaccinate children come with a different set of risks and benefits than with adults?

Ian Manuel was placed in solitary confinement for a crime he committed just after the seventh grade. Now, he’s telling his story about his life and experience in solitary confinement.

After 17 years underground, periodical cicadas are emerging in 15 states.

Cicadas and Brood X have been an inspiration to researchers well beyond the world of entomology. Below, we've got three stories on the remarkable things humankind has learned from these insects.

The U.S. may never reach herd immunity. If that's the case, how should policymakers guide the return to normal?

For more than half a century, so-called qualified immunity has shielded police officers from lawsuits. Now, Congress and some state houses are considering changing that.

Localism vs. globalism. In a post-pandemic world, will we see a shift to jobs moving to where people are?

In this web exclusive, Dr. Anthony Fauci joins Meghna Chakrabarti to discuss herd immunity, potential measures to guide public health decisions and more.

Mother Jones’ senior editor Michael Mechanic set out to understand the ultra-rich. He says their wealth is harming them, too.

The internet is essential for modern life. Yet millions of Americans who live rural areas don't have access to it. Does the Biden administration's infrastructure plan have what will it take to get broadband to the hardest to reach places?

Biden's first 100 days. Has President Biden reached his goals?

NASA scientists are on an ambitious hunt for evidence of ancient Martian microbes. What they discover could transform our understanding of life back here on Earth.