Science Archive
Archives for August 2022
Why it’s spreading like an STI through gay men’s sexual networks, why women are at risk — and why condoms might help.
Monkeypox is a viral disease that’s a much milder cousin of smallpox.
Some heat waves are way worse than others. We need a way to rate them.
And why even the phrase “reproductive health” might be kind of misleading.
The new climate law is more than just tax credits.
What’s in the “game changer” climate legislation nobody saw coming.
Farming often harms the environment. Biden’s inflation bill could help blunt its impact.
The climate act is also a health care act (and it does a few things on taxes, too).
The megadrought is costing us megawatts.
How a polio case in New York — and genetic evidence of under-the-radar spread — affects US risk and global eradication efforts.
Yet another downside to fossil fuel dependence.
An expert explains how the community has learned to take care of itself when governments won’t.
Scientists are measuring whale heartbeats to unravel one of biology’s biggest mysteries.
The AC is about a century old. What comes next?
Floods and droughts are devastating the United States.