The Corals That Survive Climate Change Will Be Unrecognizable
They have endured so much, and to endure this, they’ll have to adapt dramatically.
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Elon Musk to the Rescue
SpaceX will bring home two stranded astronauts, consolidating its position as America’s dominant space company.
It Eats Plastic. You Eat It.
Scientists have created a nutritious powder from plastic-consuming microbes.
Are You Sure Your House Is Worth That Much?
Climate risk is still not being priced into American homeownership.
A Giant Deer Fence Is Going Up in the American West
Suburban Utah has become ground zero for deer conservation.
Saturn’s Ocean Moon Was Hiding in Plain Sight
The outer solar system is much wetter than astronomers once thought.
America Has a Hot-Steel Problem
Railways, roads, power lines, batteries—the heat of climate change is making them all falter.
A Trip to One of the Hottest Cities on the Planet
Where almost no one has air-conditioning
California’s Fire-Insurance Crisis Just Got Real
The Park Fire has sent homeowners falling through the state’s shredded safety net.
Scientists Are One Step Closer to Demystifying ‘Aphantasia’
Inside the brains of people who can’t picture things in their mind