Elon Musk to the Rescue
SpaceX will bring home two stranded astronauts, consolidating its position as America’s dominant space company.
It Eats Plastic. You Eat It.
Scientists have created a nutritious powder from plastic-consuming microbes.
Are You Sure Your House Is Worth That Much?
Climate risk is still not being priced into American homeownership.
A Giant Deer Fence Is Going Up in the American West
Suburban Utah has become ground zero for deer conservation.
Saturn’s Ocean Moon Was Hiding in Plain Sight
The outer solar system is much wetter than astronomers once thought.
America Has a Hot-Steel Problem
Railways, roads, power lines, batteries—the heat of climate change is making them all falter.
A Trip to One of the Hottest Cities on the Planet
Where almost no one has air-conditioning
California’s Fire-Insurance Crisis Just Got Real
The Park Fire has sent homeowners falling through the state’s shredded safety net.
Scientists Are One Step Closer to Demystifying ‘Aphantasia’
Inside the brains of people who can’t picture things in their mind
An Army of Sea Urchins Could Help Save Coral Reefs
The creatures eat harmful algae, but they're disappearing. Scientists are trying to grow more of them.
Your Air Conditioner Is Lying to You
How does money-saver mode make sense?
Boeing Has Created the Flight Delay to End All Flight Delays
Boeing sent two NASA astronauts to space for eight days. They could be there for eight months.
Climate Change Is Shifting the Planet’s Most Basic Properties
Humans have managed to slow the Earth’s spin and shift its axis.
The Last Thing Bees Need Right Now
Air pollution is distorting the insects’ sense of smell and memory.
Shade Will Make or Break American Cities
Trees are nice and all, but they’re not enough.
The Seine River Passed Its Test
Its water quality is still quite murky.
California’s Fire Luck Just Ran Out
The Park Fire is already one of the 10 largest recorded in the state’s history.
About Every 500 Years, a Major Quake Body-Slams Middle America
Experts can’t explain why, and big cities aren’t ready for another.
We Might Get Thrilling News About Aliens … in 2040
The search for extraterrestrial life starts with an interesting-looking rock. Bringing it back to Earth is the hard part.
The Global Temperature Just Went Bump
We’re just sticking a toe into the climatic realm of the previous interglacial period, not living in it—yet.
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