Congress Just Passed a Big Climate Bill. No, Not That One.
A bipartisan act is quietly about to invest billions in boosting green technology.
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Hibernation: The Extreme Lifestyle That Can Stop Aging
Hunkering down for the winter helps bats cheat death. But doing so comes at a steep cost.
History’s Greatest Obstacle to Climate Progress Has Finally Fallen
Democrats in the Senate passed a bill that would, for the first time ever, use Congress’s power to push the U.S. to decarbonize.
What Did Ancient Whales See?
Scientists are examining evolutionary breadcrumbs to reconstruct the vision of whales that lived as long as 55 million years ago.
Mexico’s ‘Water Monster’ Is Uniting Farmers and Scientists
The future of an endangered salamander rests on an ecosystem long in demise.
Fish Oil Is Good! No, Bad! No, Good! No, Wait.
Americans love it. But the science is getting even weirder.
What Should Worry Most Americans About Our Monkeypox Response
The U.S. has declared (another) public-health emergency. An expert weighs in on whether we might botch this one, too.
The Coronavirus Has One Strategy We Can’t Vaccinate Against
It may be getting better at dodging one of the immune system’s main defenses.
The Best Evidence Yet That the Climate Bill Will Work
The Senate deal would change the course of the 2020s, finally putting America’s climate goals in sight.
100 Degrees Fahrenheit Is Just a Number
But it sure feels bad.