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Science Archive

Archives for June 2022

Climate
The Supreme Court’s big EPA decision is a massive power grab by the justicesThe Supreme Court’s big EPA decision is a massive power grab by the justices
Climate

West Virginia v. EPA confirms that the GOP-controlled Supreme Court will veto any federal regulation it wants.

By Ian Millhiser
Technology
The Supreme Court’s fleeting gift to the coal industryThe Supreme Court’s fleeting gift to the coal industry
Technology

The Supreme Court has limited the EPA’s ability to address climate change. That still won’t save faltering coal plants.

By Umair Irfan and Rebecca Leber
Explainers
Just about everyone in America is finally eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine. Now what?Just about everyone in America is finally eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine. Now what?
Explainers

The youngest children may prove to be the hardest to vaccinate.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
The Supreme Court’s EPA ruling isn’t the only legal attack on the environmentThe Supreme Court’s EPA ruling isn’t the only legal attack on the environment
Climate

West Virginia v. EPA is part of a bigger legal crusade to destroy environmental protections.

By Umair Irfan and Neel Dhanesha
The Aftermath
Science

A series about the collateral health effects of the Covid-19 pandemic in communities around the US.

By Vox Staff
“She hardly goes out”: Racism is keeping many Asian Americans from going to the doctor
Features

Pandemic-related hate crimes against Asian Americans have left many feeling unsafe in public. The consequences of missed health care will have lasting effects.

By Jenny Chen
Science
Why scientists really, really want to know if there was ever life on MarsWhy scientists really, really want to know if there was ever life on Mars
Podcast
Science

If there was life on Mars billions of years ago — even just microbial life — it could change our understanding of how life begins.

By Brian Resnick
Health care in jails and prisons is terrible. The pandemic made it even worse.
Science

America’s 1.7 million incarcerated people have a constitutional right to medical treatment. During the pandemic, many of them say they didn’t get it in time.

By Victoria Law
Science
The biggest myths about gas pricesThe biggest myths about gas prices
Science

Making sense of the political theater over gas prices.

By Rebecca Leber
Science
6 things sex educators want you to know now that Roe has been overturned6 things sex educators want you to know now that Roe has been overturned
Science

Quality sex education will be more important than ever. But it too faces challenges.

By Keren Landman, MD
Technology
When you drive for work, $5 gas hurtsWhen you drive for work, $5 gas hurts
Technology

A look at how high gas prices are hurting workers and what to do about it.

By Rani Molla
Climate
This could be the coolest summer of the rest of your lifeThis could be the coolest summer of the rest of your life
Climate

Summer started with an oppressive heat wave. Get used to it.

By Benji Jones
Climate
The SEC did a sensible thing on climate change. A right-wing campaign is trying to kill it.The SEC did a sensible thing on climate change. A right-wing campaign is trying to kill it.
Climate

Even a Wall Street-endorsed climate rule is facing serious headwinds.

By Rebecca Leber
Technology
If aliens are calling, let it go to voicemailIf aliens are calling, let it go to voicemail
Technology

Receiving signals from extraterrestrial civilizations could pose an existential risk. Really.

By Bryan Walsh
Down to Earth
How Yellowstone’s animals survive a catastrophic floodHow Yellowstone’s animals survive a catastrophic flood
Down to Earth

The flood destroyed homes and bridges, and threatens the region’s economy. But the animals are doing just fine.

By Benji Jones