Technology
These Mining Companies Are Ready to Raid the Seabed
Ocean exploration to prepare for deep-sea mining has been greenlit in Norway. These are the startups hoping to benefit.
The Surprising Things That Helped Make 2023 the Hottest...
The numbers are in: 2023’s global temperatures not only soared, but smashed the previous record set in 2016. This year could be even...
Norway’s Deep-Sea Mining Decision Is a Warning
Politicians claim the move could provide vital minerals for the green transition. Critics say opening up exploration creates geopolitical...
The Real Problem With the Boeing 737 Max
Two tragic crashes over the past six years, then a third plane with loose bodywork—the aircraft designed to send Boeing’s reputation...
There’s a Huge Covid Surge Right Now and Nobody Is Talking...
The US is in the midst of the largest Covid surge since Omicron, but with minimal testing and good population immunity, the wave is...
Air Pollution Is Ruining Your Skin
Wildfire smoke and exhaust fumes are triggering spikes in eczema and other skin conditions.
Why Humans Are Putting a Bunch of ‘Coal’ and ‘Oil’ Back...
Startups are processing plant waste into concentrated carbon to be buried or injected underground. It’s like fossil fuels, but in...
During Pregnancy, the Placenta Hacks the Immune System...
Cells in the placenta have an unusual trick for activating gentle immune defenses and keeping them turned on when no infection is...
California Is Solving Its Water Problems by Flooding Its...
Restored floodplains in the state’s agricultural heartland are fighting both flooding and drought. But their fate rests with California’s...
How Your Body Adapts to Extreme Cold
Scientists are finding a dynamic story in human physiology linked to frigid temperatures—a story that climate change may rewrite.