Trees Are Overrated
Preserving the world’s great expanses of grass could be essential to combatting climate change.
Science
Could Genetics Be the Key to Never Getting the Coronavirus?
Scientists have known for decades that some people can be resistant to HIV infection. Why not the coronavirus, too?
The Era of Climate Change Has Created a New Emotion
What word might describe losing your home while staying in one place?
The Webb Space Telescope Is a Time Machine
The new observatory may have found the most ancient starlight we’ve ever seen—and it’s only the beginning.
The Spiders That Choose Death
For some species, getting eaten alive may be a small price to pay for passing on your genes.
We’ve Had Other Climate Defeats. This One Is by Far the Weirdest.
Seven ways of looking at where climate action goes from here
America’s Most Misunderstood Marsupial
The opossum might be snarly and a little bit scraggly, but she deserves our admiration.
The World Is Burning Once Again
We can only adapt so much to extreme heat.
There Is a Planet With Clouds Made of Sand
The James Webb Space Telescope’s new observations of exoplanet atmospheres are quietly thrilling.
New COVID Vaccines Will Be Ready This Fall. America Won’t Be.
Respiratory-virus season starts soon, and our autumn vaccine strategy is shaky at best.