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.
Science
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.