Remember Uranus?
You know, the seventh planet from the sun? It could use some attention.
What’s Wrong With Washington’s Oysters?
A mysterious culprit is ravaging their pearly white interiors with black blisters.
Have We Already Ruined Our Next COVID Summer?
A lot has changed since last year’s pre-Delta lull, but America can still reclaim some coronavirus-free chill—if it decides to commit.
Why Can’t We Just Call BA.2 Omicron?
Whatever happened to the simpler Greek-letter naming system?
We’ve Never Seen a Carbon-Removal Plan Like This Before
Companies including Google and Facebook are pouring more than $900 million into a nascent technology that’s essential to zeroing out emissions.
America Created Its Own Booster Problems
Months of confusing messaging, piled onto existing inequities, kneecapped America’s booster campaign before it had really started.
What Humans Can Learn From Nature’s Biggest Hibernators
Could bears hold the key to better treatments for stroke, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer’s?
What Can One Disease Do to a Landscape?
After the vicuñas in Argentina’s San Guillermo National Park caught mange from domesticated llamas, the world around them changed.
Have Americans Been Mercilessly Squashing a Creepy Bug for Nothing?
Kill-on-sight orders inspired people to go after spotted lanternflies with a (perhaps misguided) vengeance.
The 1.5-Degree Goal Is All But Dead
It was once the pinnacle of humanity’s climate ambitions. A new UN-led climate report essentially concedes that it’s out of reach.
Naked Mole Rats Have a Very Strange Status Symbol
The elite rule with an iron fist—and a giant spleen.
America Is Staring Down Its First So What? Wave
The United States could be in for a double whammy: a surge it cares to neither measure nor respond to.
The War in Ukraine Is Also a Climate Problem
Russia’s invasion threatens to unravel decades of scientific collaboration in the Arctic.
The World’s Biggest Bee Isn’t Out of the Woods Yet
Scientists found a giant bee long thought to be extinct. Things didn't quite work out as planned.
Who Moved My Seed?
A rare animal found a rare plant. Then, it seems, the two teamed up.
The Left’s Climate Playbook Is Already Outdated
Russia and inflation are pushing America into a new climate era.
Why Kids’ COVID-Vaccine Results Don’t Look Like Adults’
After a stellar run in adult and teen trials, the vaccines are now trying to contend with Omicron, and the numbers show it.
A Recipe for Climate Disaster
Extreme rain, rising sea levels, and more frequent wildfires are all making landslides more likely.
The Long Goodbye to Saturn’s Rings
The planet’s defining feature is slowly disappearing.
How Does Such a Big Black Hole Fit in Such a Small Galaxy?
Scientists hope these unexpected pairings can shed light on the early universe.
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