Wood That Is See-Through Like Glass and Stronger Than Plastic
Transparent wood could soon make its way into touch screens, skyscraper windows, and car dashboards.
Science
What Is Anyone Really Doing at COP?
The UN climate summit is the one place the countries suffering most from climate change can face down the countries causing it.
The Grim Ironies of Climate Change
War and deforestation have a complicated relationship.
An Existential Problem in the Search for Alien Life
We don’t really know what life is in the first place.
Trump’s Polarization of Science Is Bad for Everyone
A reelected Donald Trump would continue to attack studies that stand in the way of his agenda—and to make support for scientific inquiry a tribal belief.
La polarización de la ciencia por parte de Trump es mala para todos
Un Donald Trump reelegido continuaría atacando los estudios que se interponen a sus planes y haciendo del apoyo a la investigación científica una creencia tribal.
The Climate Can’t Afford Another Trump Presidency
His approach to the environment: ignore it.
El clima no puede aguantar otra presidencia de Trump
Su actitud hacia el medio ambiente: ignorarlo.
An Exoplanet Discovery Akin to Finding an ‘Ostrich Egg in the Chicken Coop’
A very big planet orbiting a tiny star is challenging what scientists know about how planets form.
The Unending Hunt for an Invisible Whale
Scientists have been listening to Cross Seamount beaked whales for years—but they’ve never seen one.