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”
Treat Your Anxious Dog Like an Anxious Person
Instead of scolding pets, consider exposure therapy and antidepressants.
One of Evolution’s Biggest Moments Was Re-created in a Year
A unique experiment shows how multicellular organisms might have evolved from single-celled ancestors.
The Latest COVID Variants Have a Surprising Feature in Common
Over and over again, genetic mutations are preventing a protein once thought to be key to the virus’s success from being expressed.
Your Next Mosquito Repellent Might Already Be in Your Shower
A small study has found that certain soaps can make people less attractive to mosquitoes, but it probably won’t work for everyone.
The Billion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme That Hooked Warren Buffett and the U.S. Treasury
How a small-town auto mechanic peddling a green-energy breakthrough pulled off a massive scam
Don’t Try to Board a Plane With Peanut Butter
Sticky and solid as it may seem, the spread is technically a liquid.
The Water Turned a Shade of Sickly Green
Blooms of toxic “blue-green algae” could be suffocating fish in a remote Alaskan fishing town.
There Is No Stopping the Allergy Apocalypse
Climate change is pumping the air with pollen, and it’s a problem even for people who don’t think they’re allergic.
A Vaccine for Birth Control?
In its ideal form, a contraceptive vaccine could prevent pregnancy without the messy side effects of some hormonal birth control.
Will COVID’s Spring Lull Last?
Things look calm right now. They may even stay that way—but we won’t know for sure for a good long while.