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Science Archive

Archives for March 2022

Technology
NASA’s moon dust monopoly is finally endingNASA’s moon dust monopoly is finally ending
Technology

A tiny sample of dust collected by Neil Armstrong will go up for auction next month.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Future Perfect
When scientific information is dangerousWhen scientific information is dangerous
Future Perfect

A new study shows the risks that can come from research into AI and biology.

By Kelsey Piper
Climate
Europe can lead the way through an energy crisis without more fossil fuelsEurope can lead the way through an energy crisis without more fossil fuels
Climate

Europe’s plans to get more gas from the US is at odds with its climate commitments.

By Rebecca Leber
Science
Gene editing could upend the future of factory farming — for better or worseGene editing could upend the future of factory farming — for better or worse
Science

The fight over gene-edited meat, explained.

By Kenny Torrella
Science
How Hong Kong’s pandemic success story turned into a nightmareHow Hong Kong’s pandemic success story turned into a nightmare
Science

A Hong Kong doctor explains the critical weak point behind the city’s spike in Covid-19 deaths.

By Umair Irfan
Future Perfect
Congress’s epic pandemic funding failureCongress’s epic pandemic funding failure
Future Perfect

The PREVENT Pandemics Act is a good bill. It isn’t enough to prevent pandemics.

By Dylan Matthews
How the next pandemic surge will be different
Science

The same: The brutal math of exponential growth. Different: Our pandemic fatigue is worse than ever.

By Keren Landman, MD
Explainers
Covid-19 cases are exploding in Asia. Here’s what it means for the rest of the world.Covid-19 cases are exploding in Asia. Here’s what it means for the rest of the world.
Explainers

Why countries with strong Covid-19 policies are now getting hammered.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
The biggest funder of anti-nuclear war programs is taking its money awayThe biggest funder of anti-nuclear war programs is taking its money away
Climate

At the worst possible time.

By Dylan Matthews
Unexplainable
Cancer has a smell. Someday your phone may detect it.Cancer has a smell. Someday your phone may detect it.
Podcast
Unexplainable

Our sense of smell is still a mystery. But that’s not stopping research on robot noses.

By Noam Hassenfeld
Explainers
Why we still don’t yet know how bad climate migration will getWhy we still don’t yet know how bad climate migration will get
Explainers

The complicated ways climate change affects migration, explained.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
Growing up Maasai and the art of healing the EarthGrowing up Maasai and the art of healing the Earth
Climate

The world is crafting a plan to save nature. Will Indigenous people get a say?

By Benji Jones
Science
The Senate just voted to make daylight saving time permanent. Good.The Senate just voted to make daylight saving time permanent. Good.
Science

The case against changing clocks is less about later sunsets year-round and more about consistency.

By Brian Resnick
Down to Earth
Animal sounds are a marvel of evolution. We can’t afford to drown them out.Animal sounds are a marvel of evolution. We can’t afford to drown them out.
Down to Earth

The air around us is vibrating with sonic lessons, says an award-winning biologist. All we have to do is listen.

By Neel Dhanesha
Climate
How high can gas prices go?How high can gas prices go?
Climate

The US ban on Russian imports has a modest effect, but what comes next matters more.

By Rebecca Leber