The Epidemiologists Are Running for Office
Instead of trying to depoliticize their field, a swell of scientists want to become politicians.
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The Age of Anti-Social Media Is Here
The social-media era is over. What’s coming will be much worse.
Hurricane Melissa’s Dangerous Double Play
The monster storm is crawling across the Caribbean.
No One Actually Knows What a Moon Is
The universe has quasi-moons, mini-moons, and moonlets, but no official definition of what counts as a moon.
Your Genes Are Simply Not Enough to Explain How Smart You Are
Seven years ago, I took a bet with Charles Murray about whether we’d basically understand the genetics of intelligence by now.
A Surreal New Revelation About the L.A. Fires
Federal investigators have announced that the Palisades Fire began with an act of arson and a chatbot query.
Why Concord?
The geological origins of the American Revolution
Jane Goodall’s Second-Greatest Talent
She knew how to wield her fame to protect the animals she loved.
The Machines Finding Life That Humans Can’t See
A suite of technologies are helping taxonomists speed up species identification.
Trump Is Setting the National Parks Up to Fail
Workers say the real crisis is happening behind the scenes.