Someday, You Might Be Able to Eat Your Way Out of a Cold
A nascent scientific field is working to untangle the complex relationship between metabolism and infection.
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1.5 Degrees Was Never the End of the World
The most famous climate goal is woefully misunderstood.
The Existential Wonder of Space
How old will you be when Halley’s Comet comes back? When people walk on Mars? When we explore Jupiter’s mysterious, icy moon?
Labs Are Scooping Up Animals Killed by Wind Turbines
Dead birds and bats could help scientists make green energy safer.
Alaska Cannot Afford to Lose Its Ice Roads
Climate change poses a threat to frozen rivers that connect isolated villages.
Scientists Tried to Break Cuddling. Instead, They Broke 30 Years of Research.
Oxytocin, often lauded as the “hug hormone,” might not be necessary to induce affection.
Asteroid Measurements Make No Sense
Is this space rock the size of a train car or 22 penguins?
Whatever Happened to Toilet Plumes?
Beware the lidless toilet, even if one won’t give you COVID-19.
The Fight Over California’s Ancient Water
It’s legal to drink 10,000-year-old water. But is it right?