Nutrition Science’s Most Preposterous Result
Studies show a mysterious health benefit to ice cream. Scientists don’t want to talk about it.
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Conservation Tends to Ignore the Most Common Type of Life
The field frets about endangered polar bears and tigers. Why not also bacteria?
Why California Can’t Catch a Break
After years of drought, much of the state is in a climate lull. But it won’t last.
Otters Are Returning to Polluted Areas. It’s Not a Happy Ending.
They’re now as toxic as their environment.
The Flu May Never Be the Same
Scientists haven’t spotted one of influenza’s most mysterious lineages for more than three years. Is it truly gone?
America Is Missing Out on the Biggest EV Boom of All
Consider the electric rickshaw
Not Your Grandfather’s Moon Mission
NASA has picked the four astronauts who will fly to the moon next year—and this lineup looks different than the Apollo crews did.
A Classic Theory About Dinosaur Life May Be Wrong
Paleontologists once thought that the biggest creatures grew the fastest. New research shows that’s not the whole story.
Yachts Won’t Slow Down to Save a Nearly Extinct Whale
Speed limits could make whale collisions far less deadly. So why are fishing boats against them?
Are Ancient Phallic Objects ... Exactly What They Look Like?
Archaeology has long shied away from describing artifacts as sexual. But things may finally be changing.