What to Expect From Elon Musk’s Government Makeover
Welcome to the “move fast and break things” administration.
Genetic Discrimination Is Coming for Us All
Insurers are refusing to cover Americans whose DNA reveals health risks. It’s perfectly legal.
To Find Alien Intelligence, Start With the Mountains
The key to complex life might be hiding miles below our feet.
Trump Is Handing China a Golden Opportunity on Climate
Already a leader in clean tech, China may see a new reason to act as leader in addressing climate change too.
A Tiny Petrostate Is Running the World’s Climate Talks
Again.
On Election Night, Stare Into the Abyss
Ponder the creative violence of the cosmos.
MAGA Goes to Mars
Elon Musk wants to give Donald Trump the presidency. Trump wants to give Musk the universe.
The Georgia Chemical Disaster Is a Warning
Climate change could mean more spills and fires. America isn’t ready.
A Touch Revolution Could Transform Pitching
A revolution in the science of touch could unlock the mystery of “feel” in pitching.
Cheap Solar Panels Are Changing the World
“This is unstoppable.”
A Moon-Size Hole in Cat Research
Is the waning gibbous driving my cat insane?
The Farmers Subletting Their Fields to Birds
Farmers are temporarily transforming their fields into much-needed wetlands.
Dogs Are Entering a New Wave of Domestication
Humans need to breed and train more puppies like service animals.
The Truth About Hurricane Geoengineering
Human attempts to control the weather are gaining momentum, but hurricanes are simply too powerful to harness.
Point Nemo, the Most Remote Place on Earth
It’s the farthest place in the world from land. A lot seems to be going on there.
Florida’s Risky Bet
Hurricane Milton was a test of the state’s coasts, which have everything to recommend them, except the growing risk of flooding.
Hurricane Milton Made a Terrible Prediction Come True
This monster storm has matched early forecasts for a season of major hurricanes.
Milton Is the Hurricane That Scientists Were Dreading
Climate change set up the Gulf of Mexico to birth a storm this strong, this fast.
America Is Lying to Itself About the Cost of Disasters
Exceptional circumstances, too often repeated, cease to be exceptions.
An Alarming New Trend in Hurricane Deaths
The biggest threat from tropical cyclones is no longer storm surge but rains like those dumped by Helene on North Carolina.