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The Sense of an Endling

by mlegro March 24, 2017October 19, 2022

Scientists closely monitor the last member of a species. Is there space in a creature’s DNA to consider the prospect of no tomorrow?

Nonfiction, Quotes

How We Discovered Pluto

by mikedang July 15, 2015October 19, 2022

At National Geographic, Nadia Drake has been writing about NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft reaching Pluto this week, and she’s also written about our history with the former planet, which was discovered by 24-year-old Clyde Tombaugh on February 18, 1930.

Books, Current Events, Nonfiction, Story

The Great Online School Scam

by Longreads February 20, 2018February 22, 2023

Students are performing worse than ever, but private companies are making millions.

Books, First Chapters, Nonfiction, Story

Falling in Love with Words: The Secret Life of a Lexicographer

by Longreads March 14, 2017October 19, 2022

Merriam-Webster lexicographer Kory Stamper describes how she fell in love with words and offers a peek into the complex process of making dictionaries.

Profiles & Interviews, Story

The Trump Whisperer: A Conversation with Washington Post Reporter David Fahrenthold

by Cody Delistraty September 11, 2017October 19, 2022

Fahrenthold on how he follows the money, “shows his work,” and solicits leads from Twitter in covering Donald Trump.

Nonfiction

Walking Through the Past Into New Motherhood

by Aaron Gilbreath April 27, 2018February 22, 2023

A new mother struggles to make sense of intergenerational trauma, biological memory and the guilty privilege of passing as white even though she is Jewish.

Nonfiction

Longreads Best of 2016: Under-Recognized Stories

by Longreads December 21, 2016October 20, 2022

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in under-recognized stories.