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”
A New Proposal to Bring the Ocean Back to Life
Pumping a clean-energy by-product into “dead zones” could restore local ecosystems.
Maine Is a Warning for America’s PFAS Future
New federal rules require public systems to measure and mitigate certain harmful man-made chemicals. Maine is already learning how hard that can be.
So You Looked Directly Into the Sun
Scientists may have overstated eclipse risk.
Totality Is Worth It
A total solar eclipse is a rare opportunity to experience unadulterated communion with the cosmos.
Drones Could Unite Ranchers and Conservationists
Flying robots could offer a nonlethal way to keep wolves away from cattle.
Why a Cognitive Scientist Put a Head Cam on His Baby
The perspective of a child could help AI learn language—and tell us more about how humans manage the same feat.
A Secret Code May Have Been Hiding in Classical Music for 200 Years
A violinist believes he has discovered a previously unknown system of dynamics in Beethoven’s original manuscripts.
The Coming Birth-Control Revolution
An abundance of new methods for men could transform women’s contraception too.
A 600-Year-Old Blueprint for Weathering Climate Change
During the Little Ice Age, Native North Americans devised whole new economic, social, and political structures.
What’s So Bad About Asking Where Humans Came From?
Human origin stories have often been used for nefarious purposes. That doesn’t mean they are worthless.