On the prowl for Florida’s invasive pythons, these guys are interrupting snake orgies

Burmese pythons are an invasive nightmare in Florida. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times ...
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

House Reconciliation Bill Proposes Deepest SNAP Cut in History, Would Take Food Assistance Away From Millions of Low-Income Families

The House-passed Republican reconciliation plan would cut nearly $300 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through 2034, based on Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ...
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

SNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Republican Megabill Is Implemented

Between the megabill’s July 2025 enactment and March 2026 (the last month with data on all states): These participation declines began before some of the major changes from H.R. 1 were fully in effect ...
New Scientist

This physicist is hunting for the biggest black hole in the universe

Astronomers have recently started looking for black holes bigger than galaxies. Brian Lacki explains how these “stupendously ...