Last Call at the Disaster Department
Trump has signaled an end date for FEMA.
Science
A New View Into the Universe
At the summit of Cerro Pachón, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has started its work.
Inside the Creepy, Surprisingly Routine Business of Animal Cloning
“Really and truly, a horse can be alive forever. Forever and ever.”
The ‘Profound’ Experience of Seeing a New Color
The ecstasy of “olo”
The Webb Space Telescope Is a Time Machine
The new observatory may have found the most ancient starlight we’ve ever seen—and it’s only the beginning.
The Spiders That Choose Death
For some species, getting eaten alive may be a small price to pay for passing on your genes.
We’ve Had Other Climate Defeats. This One Is by Far the Weirdest.
Seven ways of looking at where climate action goes from here
America’s Most Misunderstood Marsupial
The opossum might be snarly and a little bit scraggly, but she deserves our admiration.
The World Is Burning Once Again
We can only adapt so much to extreme heat.
There Is a Planet With Clouds Made of Sand
The James Webb Space Telescope’s new observations of exoplanet atmospheres are quietly thrilling.
New COVID Vaccines Will Be Ready This Fall. America Won’t Be.
Respiratory-virus season starts soon, and our autumn vaccine strategy is shaky at best.
An Army of Turtles Is Doing Cyclone Reconnaissance
Oceanographers are tagging sea turtles with sensors to get better storm data.
Joe Manchin’s Fickleness Is a Needless Catastrophe
The senator just worsened climate change—and inflation.
Seriously, What’s Making All These Mysterious Space Signals?
In astronomy, the study of fast radio bursts can sometimes feel like a game of Clue.