Science

Deforestation Is a Crime

A new bipartisan bill would treat it that way.

Zombie Shark, Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo

Biologists have a new way to save endangered sharks: rescuing eggs from their dead mothers.

The American West Has Way Too Many Fences

Ecologists are starting to better understand just how bad barbed wire is for wildlife.

Nine Pandemic Words That Almost No One Gets Right

Actually, you’re probably not in quarantine.

Flatworms Are Metal

They can tear themselves in half and regrow complete bodies. They can retain memories despite decapitation. And if you chop them into little pieces, each piece will start acting like a perfectly intact worm.

A Mars Rover Explored a Wasteland and Found an Oasis

Billions of years ago, the view from the edge of Jezero crater would have been “spectacular.”

Elite Firefighters Have a Secret Skill

One of rookie smoke jumpers’ first lessons—after leaping from a plane and packing a parachute—is learning how to sew.

In One Place, for One Fish, Climate Change May Be a Boon

While many salmon fisheries are collapsing, Bristol Bay, Alaska, is booming—for now.

A Better Way to Think About Your Risk for COVID

For months we’ve been fixated on the idea that some people are at “high risk” and others aren’t. Now scientists have a better understanding of the continuum.

A Peer-Reviewed Portrait of Suffering

James and Lindsay Sulzer have spent their careers developing technologies to help people recover from disease or injury. Their daughter’s freak accident changed their work—and lives—forever.

Rivian Wants to Be the Apple of Electric Pickup Trucks

Or maybe the Patagonia

A Better Name for Booster Shots

The phrase took off earlier this year but flew too close to the sun. Maybe we should let it burn.

Why Are Americans Still—Still!—Wearing Cloth Masks?

It’s long past time for an upgrade.

Weighing a Fat Bear Is a Great Idea Until You Actually Do It

Alaska’s “Fat Bear Week” is not all fun and games.

What Even Counts as Science Writing Anymore?

The pandemic made it clear that science touches everything, and everything touches science.

Jeff Bezos Is Being Knocked Back Down to Earth

After a summer of flying high, the space billionaire is facing a chaotic moment at his rocket company.

Big Business Is Bankrolling an Effort to Kill the Democratic Climate Bill

The trade group that represents Apple, Walmart, Nike, and dozens of other companies is trying to kneecap the U.S.’s final chance to meet its 2025 climate goals.

The Moon Is Leaving Us

And we can’t stop it.

We’re Already Barreling Toward the Next Pandemic

This one is far from over, but the window to prepare for future threats is closing fast.

Vaccine Data for Kids Under 5 Are Coming ‘Before the End of the Year’

Pfizer’s CEO set a timeline for when Americans can expect the earliest news about shots for young children.