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Science Archive

Archives for February 2022

Climate
The Supreme Court appears eager to gut the EPA, but can’t figure out how to do itThe Supreme Court appears eager to gut the EPA, but can’t figure out how to do it
Climate

Turns out incoherent legal doctrines are hard to apply.

By Ian Millhiser
Climate
Climate change is already making parts of the world unlivableClimate change is already making parts of the world unlivable
Climate

There are still effective ways to adapt that can also lower emissions, the latest IPCC report from UN scientists finds.

By Umair Irfan
Science
How to think about the risk of nuclear war, according to 3 expertsHow to think about the risk of nuclear war, according to 3 experts
Science

The threat of nuclear weapons never went away. But Putin’s invasion of Ukraine makes it visible again.

By Neel Dhanesha
Politics
4 lessons from the life of global health visionary Paul Farmer4 lessons from the life of global health visionary Paul Farmer
Politics

The secret sauce of the Partners in Health co-founder’s success.

By Keren Landman, MD
Down to Earth
Scientists are recruiting elephant seals to eavesdrop on whalesScientists are recruiting elephant seals to eavesdrop on whales
Down to Earth

Elephant seals will help scientists monitor secretive marine mammals in the deep ocean.

By Benji Jones
Down to Earth
These tiny succulent plants are being poached by the thousandsThese tiny succulent plants are being poached by the thousands
Down to Earth

The scourge of plant poaching is hurting the planet.

By Meredith Lawrence
Climate
The absurd Supreme Court case that could gut the EPAThe absurd Supreme Court case that could gut the EPA
Climate

Nothing is at stake in West Virginia v. EPA — yet somehow everything is at stake.

By Ian Millhiser
Explainers
The hidden melting of the most important ice on Earth, explainedThe hidden melting of the most important ice on Earth, explained
Explainers

The future of sea level rise is being written underneath Antarctica and Greenland.

By Umair Irfan
Future Perfect
How to clear the air in the most polluted cities on EarthHow to clear the air in the most polluted cities on Earth
Future Perfect

How countries like India can have economic growth and cleaner air.

By Siobhan McDonough
Future Perfect
What the world got right during the Covid-19 pandemicWhat the world got right during the Covid-19 pandemic
Future Perfect

A new report finds that, for all its flaws, the Covid-19 vaccination rollout has been a historic win for humanity.

By Muizz Akhtar
Climate
The mystery of methane gone missingThe mystery of methane gone missing
Podcast
Climate

Humanity has an “unbalanced checkbook” of methane pollution.

By Rebecca Leber
Science
Why were scientists so slow to study Covid-19 vaccines and menstruation?Why were scientists so slow to study Covid-19 vaccines and menstruation?
Science

How ignoring a key side effect of Covid-19 vaccines led to one of the most pervasive vaccination myths about fertility.

By Keren Landman, MD
Technology
SpaceX and our space junk problemSpaceX and our space junk problem
Technology

How Elon Musk was falsely accused of sending a rocket to the moon.

By Sara Morrison
Future Perfect
The hidden epidemicThe hidden epidemic
Future Perfect

Antibiotic resistance is approaching a crisis point, and the world needs to act.

By Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg
Technology
Why electric vehicles are so hot in the 2022 Super Bowl adsWhy electric vehicles are so hot in the 2022 Super Bowl ads
Technology

It’s the “early stages of the biggest transition in the auto industry since the car was first invented.”

By Rebecca Leber