Science
News and updates from the science team. Topics include genetics, infectious disease, psychology, and more.
The world needs more metals for batteries to fight climate change. Should it come at the cost of these animals?
So you want a heat pump. But can you find anyone to install it?
Florida has seen plenty of hurricanes. Why was Ian so deadly?
A brief guide to the weird and revolutionary world of quantum computers.
But it isn’t sure how.
In Brazil’s upcoming runoff election, President Jair Bolsonaro could be voted out. Here’s what that means for the rainforest.
Coral reefs can protect coastal cities from deadly floods, if only we keep them alive.
China’s catastrophic summer shows its climate adaptation plans still have a long way to go.
How Hurricane Ian got so powerful — in just two days.
The undersea explosions in two gas pipelines from Russia exposed Europe’s vulnerabilities — just as the continent faces a looming energy crisis.
Populations are growing in coastal cities, which are vulnerable as sea levels rise and hurricanes drive larger storm surges.
Humanity now has the beginnings of a true defense against asteroids.
Sackett v. EPA may prove to be the most significant attack on America’s clean water laws since the 1970s.
Long-distance trains in the US are very slow, but it’s much more environmentally friendly and rewarding.
The Republican justices who overruled Roe v. Wade are only getting started.
An epic drought in the West is drying up the river. But that’s only part of the story.
Hurricane Fiona showed how improvement efforts remain hampered by years of neglect and mismanagement.
Five years after Maria struck the island territory, Puerto Rico still isn’t prepared for hurricanes.
What the war on invasive lanternflies gets wrong.
Progressives have slammed an agreement on permitting reforms as a giveaway to fossil fuels.
“California Burning” author Katherine Blunt on the lessons learned in California.
Answers to your questions about the updated omicron variant vaccines.
Blaming blackouts on wind and solar power totally misses the point.
Many animals aren’t endangered or extinct — they’re missing. Species detectives are trying to track them down.
The electric vehicle transition is really a U-turn.
A crisis that’s left thousands of residents with no running water was decades in the making.
The Inflation Reduction Act lays the groundwork for an EV supply that starts in the United States.
The FDA just approved Covid-19 vaccines that have BA.5 in their crosshairs. Will people roll up their sleeves?
Hundreds are still dying of Covid-19 every day. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Pakistan has more than 7,000 glaciers. Climate change is melting them into floodwater.
How the flooding crisis became so awful.
Germany introduced a 9-Euro-Ticket to help ease the energy crisis. Now it’s trying to figure out what comes next.
Understanding the innards of exoplanets could help the search for alien life.
State regulators just passed a proposal to ban sales of gasoline vehicles by 2035.
Peloton is the new Tae Bo is the new Thighmaster. Why do we approach fitness as consumers?
Covid-19 budgets are shrinking. What’s the best way to spend what’s left?
Two tubas, a chicken, and a low-pitched alligator: The weird ways scientists imagine dinosaur voices.
Is there such a thing as a green supersonic jet?
Wildfires, crop shortages, and energy restrictions are putting pressure on governments, and people.
The river waters a lot of our food. What happens as it dries up?