Jeff Bezos Has Reached His Final Form
The Amazon billionaire is going to fly to space this year. So might Richard Branson. Has anyone checked with Elon Musk?
Science
Neuroscientists Have Discovered a Phenomenon That They Can’t Explain
“Scientists are meant to know what’s going on, but in this particular case, we are deeply confused.”
A Crumpled, Dried-Out Relic of the Pandemic
I returned to my office and found an apple that had somehow not rotted away.
Immune Cells Are More Paranoid Than We Thought
Healthy birds watched their friends get sick with a bacterial disease. Their immune cells freaked out.
The Pandemic Has Undone South Africa’s National Parks
Without tourism, the funding that sustains some of the world’s most treasured wildlife has atrophied.
Coronavirus Variants Have Nowhere to Hide
Our tests will need frequent touch-ups to make sure that no mutations get past them.
The West Can End the Water Wars Now
Far-right radicals in Southern Oregon are threatening to bust open an irrigation canal. Instead, the region could be a model for managing watersheds in a warmer world.
Move Over, Mars
After decades away, NASA is sending not one, but two missions to Venus.
Wall Street’s Skirmish With Exxon Is ‘Monumental’
Why a hedge fund’s successful assault on ExxonMobil matters
One More Reason to Admire Elephant Trunks
New research confirms that elephant trunks don’t just blow—they can also suck.