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The Deserter: An Epic Story of Love and War

The audio feature, narrated by Liev Schreiber
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Gabriel Sachter-Smith’s Quest for Wild Bananas Around the World

One man’s “never-ending quest” for the least-known varieties of the world’s most-eaten fruit.
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Putin Is Hunting Down Ordinary People All Over the World

It’s not just opposition figures who are caught in the Kremlin’s dragnet.
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Takeaways From ‘The Deserter’ in The New York Times Magazine

Here is what we can learn about the Russian military and its soldiers from the story of ‘Ivan’ and ‘Anna’ in The New York Times Magazine.
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This Shark Lives 400 Years. Its DNA May Explain Why.

Scientists have mapped the genome of the Greenland shark, which could offer clues to the animal’s extreme longevity.
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Fewer Spotted Lanternflies? This May Be Why.

Your stomping may have helped trim this invasive insect’s population. But experts say other factors probably explain their reduced numbers around New York City.
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E.U. Will Offer $39 Billion Loan for Ukraine Without U.S. Help

Plans for a larger sum collapsed when Hungary blocked changes requested by Washington as the price for a joint initiative.
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Who’s the Dodo Now? A Famously Extinct Bird, Reconsidered.

A comprehensive review of dodo science offers new insights into the biology and behavior of the much-ridiculed bird.
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Ukraine Says Russia Hits Nursing Home Near Border, Killing 1

A dozen other people were injured, some seriously, in the attack in the city of Sumy, which has come under increased bombardment since Ukraine’s offensive into Russia’s nearby Kursk region.
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The Next Stop for Denver Campus Protesters Is the Democratic Convention

Students in Denver behind one of the longest-running encampments in protest of the Israel-Hamas war disbanded the camp in May. They spent the rest of the summer planning for what comes next.