Technology
The Biodiversity Crisis Needs Its Net Zero Moment
Climate change isn't the only major crisis facing the world. We're in the middle of a mass extinction, and missing all of our biodiversity...
The Great Danger of the Tiny Bark Beetle
As the climate warms, this insect’s population is booming. That’s bad news for the ponderosa pines of the Sierra Nevada.
Can Your Gravitational Pull Affect Your Game of Pool?
It’s hard enough to predict the outcome of ball collisions in a game of billiards. Do you also have to factor in a player’s effect...
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How Can People Harmed by Climate Change Be Compensated?
There is a growing movement to make the world's richest countries pay reparations to the global south for “loss and damage” caused...
The Race to Find ‘Green’ Helium
Helium is a critical—and finite—resource. The future of our most indispensable technologies depends on a new supply.
21 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2021
From vaccinations to electric vehicles and cheese, the second year of the pandemic still had some high points.
This Observatory Will Help Reveal the Shape of the Universe
Opening next year, the Vera Rubin Observatory can show how dark matter affects the evolution of galaxies.
Did Climate Change Make That Freak Weather Even Worse?
When a shocking storm or heat wave happens, attribution scientists are on the case, helping to show the public the real-life effects...
Antibiotic Use in US Farm Animals Was Falling. Now It’s...
A new FDA report shows that a long-awaited Obama-era initiative to stop the spread of superbugs and improve animal welfare has stalled...
See Little Robots Get Swole in This Virtual 'Gym'
The bizarre robots look like cobbled-together Tetris pieces. A new system "evolves" them to run, climb, and throw stuff better.
