History’s Greatest Obstacle to Climate Progress Has Finally Fallen
Democrats in the Senate passed a bill that would, for the first time ever, use Congress’s power to push the U.S. to decarbonize.
Life Up Close
Detective Fiction Has Nothing on This Victorian-Science Murder Mystery
William Saville-Kent was a pioneering coral photographer. Was he also hiding a grisly secret?
Planes Have Nothing on Birds
For centuries, we’ve been searching for the secret of bird flight. Now we finally have some answers.
A Coveted Fish Is Now a ‘Climate Loser’
When is it time to give up on Rhode Island’s winter flounder?
Not Even a Single Republican Voted for the Climate Bill
The Inflation Reduction Act is unmistakably partisan. Can the GOP undo it?
If a Clam Can Live to 500, Why Can’t We?
The ocean’s bivalves might hold a few clues to the great mysteries of aging.
Don’t Feel Bad About Falling for the Viral Space Chorizo
An assortment of celestial objects can sometimes resemble cured meats.
America’s New Monkeypox Strategy Rests on a Single Study
Will splitting monkeypox vaccines in five work out?
Congress Just Passed a Big Climate Bill. No, Not That One.
A bipartisan act is quietly about to invest billions in boosting green technology.
Hibernation: The Extreme Lifestyle That Can Stop Aging
Hunkering down for the winter helps bats cheat death. But doing so comes at a steep cost.
What Did Ancient Whales See?
Scientists are examining evolutionary breadcrumbs to reconstruct the vision of whales that lived as long as 55 million years ago.
Mexico’s ‘Water Monster’ Is Uniting Farmers and Scientists
The future of an endangered salamander rests on an ecosystem long in demise.
Fish Oil Is Good! No, Bad! No, Good! No, Wait
Americans love it. But the science is getting even weirder.
What Should Worry Most Americans About Our Monkeypox Response
The U.S. has declared (another) public-health emergency. An expert weighs in on whether we might botch this one, too.
The Coronavirus Has One Strategy We Can’t Vaccinate Against
It may be getting better at dodging one of the immune system’s main defenses.
The Best Evidence Yet That the Climate Bill Will Work
The Senate deal would change the course of the 2020s, finally putting America’s climate goals in sight.
100 Degrees Fahrenheit Is Just a Number
But it sure feels bad.
Antlers Do What No Other Bones Can
Deer almost break their bodies to build antlers each year, and scientists still don’t really know why.
40,000 Pet Dogs, One Big Question
Scientists around the world have recruited dogs and their owners to investigate the secrets of canine aging.
Insects Might Feel Pain. Should Scientists Care?
New evidence is prompting some researchers to rethink ethics in the lab.
What an Alzheimer’s Controversy Reveals About the Pressures of Academia
A prominent research paper is under review for possible fraud. Why is it so hard to correct the record?
America Should Have Been Able to Handle Monkeypox
Has COVID taught us nothing?
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