Technology
The Lawlessness of Large Numbers
Mathematicians can often figure out what happens as quantities grow infinitely large. What about when they are just a little big?
Montana Youth Win a Historic Climate Case
A victory for Montanans’ right to a clean, healthy environment could set a precedent for other climate lawsuits throughout the United...
The Race to Save Yellowknife From Raging Wildfires
Some residents of Yellowknife are staying behind to fight back wildfires that could soon engulf the Canadian city. Others have shared...
Florida’s War With Invasive Pythons Has a New Twist
It may not be possible to eradicate the state’s tens of thousands of Burmese pythons. But the local wildlife is biting back—and humans...
Russia and India Are Racing to Put Landers on the Moon
Robotic spacecraft from both countries are aiming to touch down on the moon’s southern hemisphere, as one’s space program waxes and...
Use of AI Is Seeping Into Academic Journals—and It’s Proving...
Ethics watchdogs are looking out for potentially undisclosed use of generative AI in scientific writing. But there’s no foolproof...
10 Facts That Prove the World Is in a Climate Emergency
Signs of the drastic—and in some cases irreversible—changes that humans have made to the climate are now impossible to ignore.
How to Help and Donate to Wildfire Victims in Hawaii
From the Hawaii Community Foundation to the Maui Food Bank, donations to these groups aid people impacted by the recent disaster in...
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Cities Aren’t Supposed to Burn Like This Anymore—Especially...
Humans figured out how to prevent huge fires in urban areas over a century ago. Why have they gotten so bad again?
This Bold Plan to Kick the World’s Coal Habit Might Actually...
Novel climate-financing deals are promising to shut off dirty energy plants in developing countries and retrain their staff to work...
