What 100 Million Volts Do to the Body and Mind
The odds of being struck by lightning in America in a given year are one in 1.2 million. How does the experience reorient a person’s sense of chance, of fate?
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Inside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers
The race to power AI is already remaking the physical world.
Spain’s Wind-Farm Bargain
Renewable-energy projects can boost the economy of a rural town—if the community has a say in development.
California’s Deadliest Avalanche Turned on One Choice
Why did a group of 15 skiers take a risky route on a dangerous day?
MAGA’s Animal Nationalism
The Trump administration has a special bond with dogs and cats.
The West’s Winter Has Been a Slow-Moving Catastrophe
Without snow in the mountains, the places that depend on the West’s rivers will hurt for water.
How Many Wolves Is Enough?
Now that thousands live in the United States, some people would like to kill more of them.
The Blind Spot at the Top of the World
Slashing Arctic climate science will limit how clearly the U.S. can understand the region.
Scientists Figured Out the Problem With Johnson & Johnson’s COVID Vaccine
Rare but dangerous blood clotting associated with that vaccine as well as AstraZeneca’s had a genetic cause, according to a new paper.
The Mysterious Devices Speeding Mining Exploration in Utah
Hiking guides hired to carry 20-pound nodes into the mountains were part of a new type of resource survey.