This week’s In Conversation looks at what a father’s journey to find his son after a bus crash tells us about life in the Palestinian territories.

National Geographic examines the suspicious deaths of more than 60 members of Oklahoma’s Osage Nation, the focus of Martin Scorsese’s new film, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon.’

It’s time to put the theory that men evolved to hunt and women to gather out of its misery, argues Scientific American.

Speaking in Tel Aviv, Biden embraced Israel and promised aid to Gaza. The Washington Post has details.

New Scientist explains why the Gaza water crisis is decades in the making.

More than 100,000 migrants have sought shelter in New York City over the last year or so. Some are pregnant women fleeing violence and poverty. NPR followed the daily lives of three of them.

The Wall Street Journal lays out key facts about the hospital explosion in Gaza.

Hostages are languishing as some in Israel rethink past prisoner swaps, according to Bloomberg.

New York reports on the growing chorus of criticism Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced from all corners of Israeli society since the Hamas attack.

Biden is heading to Israel at a crucial moment, as the conflict with Hamas escalates and millions of civilians in Gaza face a deep humanitarian crisis. USA Today has more. And Vox breaks down how the U.S. became Israel’s closest ally.

Scientists built the largest-ever map of the human brain. NPR explains what they can do with it.

Reuters reports on how hopes for a cease-fire in southern Gaza were dashed Monday as Israel intensified strikes on the region.

Aging U.S. states are offering to help pay the student loans of college graduates who agree to stay. The Hechinger Report has details.

Autism silenced this teenager. It couldn’t stop him from creating a symphony. The Los Angeles Times has the story.

NPR reports on how an overdue reunion became a nightmare, leaving an American family trapped in Gaza.

Reuters explains the war-crimes laws that could apply to the conflict between Hamas and Israel.

Poynter has tips on how to avoid social-media misinformation about the war.

The Atlantic has the story of how one Israeli family survived when Hamas attacked their community.

Idaho banned abortion. Then it turned down supports for pregnancies and births. ProPublica investigates.

The Wall Street Journal reports on new AI tools that could diagnose Alzheimer’s with visual scans.

NBC provides key context for understanding Gaza.

Wired looks into how one AI company is using prison labor to train its models.

The Los Angeles Times examines the five sports L.A. organizers want to add to the 2028 Games there.

The already deadly conflict between Israel and Hamas is in danger of escalating. Reuters is on the story.

America’s epidemic of chronic illness is shortening lives. The Washington Post investigates.

Researchers have identified genes linked to vegetarianism. NPR explains how the discovery could help explain why some people find it harder to give up meat than others.

Reuters is covering the escalation of the deadly conflict between Israel and Hamas.

The Wall Street Journal reports on a fight brewing in Canada about how, or whether, to dig out materials for EV batteries from deep beneath vast peat bogs.

Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum smashed the men’s marathon world record in Chicago. NBC Sports has his story.