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”
Oh Great, Spiders Can Swim
They can eat, breathe, and reproduce underwater too.
Racehorses Have No Idea What’s Going On
If you give a horse a trophy, will he even know he raced?
Medieval Pets Had One of Humanity’s Most Cursed Diseases
Medieval people had a lot of leprosy. So did their pet squirrels.
The Mysteries of Plant ‘Intelligence’
Scientists are debating whether concepts such as memory, consciousness, and communication can be applied beyond the animal kingdom.
A Uniquely French Approach to Environmentalism
The biodiversity police might just work.
Seaweed Mining Could Power the Future
It’s full of minerals that could speed along the green-energy transition.
A New Declaration of Animal Consciousness
A group of prominent scientists believes fruit flies, fish, and mollusks might experience pain and pleasure.
A Dentist Found a Jawbone in a Floor Tile
Fossils are quite common in this type of stone, but human-looking ones are not.
It’s Really Hard to Rebuild a Marsh
Scientists hope a gentler approach can save those in San Francisco Bay.
Playing God With the Atmosphere
Interfering with Earth’s climate systems is becoming more possible—and less predictable—than ever.