An Existential Problem in the Search for Alien Life
We don’t really know what life is in the first place.
Trump’s Polarization of Science Is Bad for Everyone
A reelected Donald Trump would continue to attack studies that stand in the way of his agenda—and to make support for scientific inquiry a tribal belief.
La polarización de la ciencia por parte de Trump es mala para todos
Un Donald Trump reelegido continuaría atacando los estudios que se interponen a sus planes y haciendo del apoyo a la investigación científica una creencia tribal.
The Climate Can’t Afford Another Trump Presidency
His approach to the environment: ignore it.
El clima no puede aguantar otra presidencia de Trump
Su actitud hacia el medio ambiente: ignorarlo.
An Exoplanet Discovery Akin to Finding an ‘Ostrich Egg in the Chicken Coop’
A very big planet orbiting a tiny star is challenging what scientists know about how planets form.
The Unending Hunt for an Invisible Whale
Scientists have been listening to Cross Seamount beaked whales for years—but they’ve never seen one.
Elephants Might Have a Big Carbon Footprint
Even wild animals can aggravate climate change.
Something Big Just Happened at COP
Wealthy countries might finally pay for the climate change they caused.
We’re Living the Reality of the Pandemic’s Simplest Math
Sick season will be worse from now on.
Hydrogen Is Just Another Hole for Natural Gas to Fill
One of Joe Biden’s big climate bets follows an old familiar logic.
Anything Can Become Gluten-Free Pasta
More parmesan on your durian-seed rigatoni?
A Sort-of-Common, Very Strange Cat Trick
Felines who fetch are an evolutionary mystery.
2023 Just Notched Its Most Ominous Climate Record Yet
We all just lived through our first 2-degree Celsius day.
An Unlikely Source of Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
Wildfires are making the Alaskan tundra leak methane.
Another ‘Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly’ for Elon Musk
SpaceX’s Starship blew up again, and NASA’s moon clock is ticking.
It’s Not That Hard to Stop Birds From Crashing Into Windows
Chicago’s glass skyscrapers are a menace for birds. They don’t have to be.
Plastic Has Changed Sea Turtles Forever
Even if plastic pollution stopped tomorrow, turtles would be dealing with the repercussions for centuries—at least.
Did Humans Ever Live in Peace?
War may be ancient, but it doesn’t have to go on forever.
Earthen Rivers Are Flowing Through the West’s Scorched Forests
After wildfires come devastating landslides.