The World Is Half-Prepared for a Different Energy Future
Humanity’s energy plans have two giant gaps.
Science
How Bad Are Plastics, Really?
They’re harmful to health, environment, and human rights—and now poised to dominate this century as an unchecked cause of climate change.
Our Relationship With COVID Vaccines Is Just Getting Started
We probably will need additional shots. But just how many depends on our immune systems, the virus, and how often they collide.
It Keeps on Raining Too Much Too Fast
Even an inch of rain, if it falls too quickly, can overwhelm a place.
You Have No Idea How Hard It Is to Get a Hamster Drunk
“You just put a bottle of unsweetened Everclear on the cage and they love it.”
The Wait Was Worth It
After more than 25 years of development and delays, the James Webb Space Telescope has left Earth.
The Most Exciting Spot in the Cosmos Right Now Is French Guiana
A space telescope that could shift our understanding of the universe is poised to launch on Christmas Day.
We’re Heading Toward a Very American Climate Tragedy
If Democrats fail to pass a climate policy, they will all but guarantee that the world will warm a dangerous degree and that the U.S. will surrender its technological advantage to China.
How Long Does Omicron Take to Make You Sick?
The new variant seems to be our quickest one yet. That makes it harder to catch with the tests we have.
We Have One Shot to See the Universe Like Never Before
Days from now, the James Webb Space Telescope will launch and unfold a whole new view of the cosmos. That is, if it actually works.