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James Reilly, pictured here aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 2001.

News in Brief

The USGS Director’s Newest Job Description: Maintaining ‘Scientific Integrity’

There was a recurring theme during former astronaut James Reilly's confirmation hearing to become the new USGS director: the importance that he prevent the agency from corruption.

Francie Diep

Staffers and supporters react as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton concedes the presidential election at the New Yorker Hotel on November 9, 2016 in New York City. Republican candidate Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election in the early hours of the morning in a widely unforeseen upset.

News in Brief

The Lingering Anguish of the Clinton Voter

Donald Trump has succeeded in making blue-state America miserable again.

Tom Jacobs

Lisa Simpson and Bart Simpson cut-outs on display at a block party in Los Angeles, California.

PS Picks: The Renaissance of Lisa Simpson

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

Elena Gooray

The Lede, Issue #5: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Women Running for Office, Lisa Simpson’s Renaissance, and More

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