We Accidentally Solved the Flu. Now What?
America has a choice to make.
Science
The Cost of William Shatner’s ‘Most Profound Experience’
The actor got his oldest-in-space record for free, but most commercial astronauts will have to pay for their historic milestones.
The Energy Crunch, in Six Paragraphs
Governments and companies have built the global energy system around natural gas almost without a second thought. Now it’s costing them.
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.