Technology
Patients May Not Receive Miscarriage Care in a Post-Roe...
Doctors will be cautious about offering any treatment that could be regarded as an illegal termination—forcing patients to seek out-of-state...
A Puzzling Quantum Scenario Appears to Violate a Law of...
By resolving a paradox about light in a box, researchers hope to clarify the concept of energy in quantum theory.
What the World’s Largest Organism Reveals About Fires and...
In Oregon, the tree-killing Humongous Fungus never would have gotten so large without the accidental help of modern fire suppression...
Nuclear Fusion Is Already Facing a Fuel Crisis
It doesn’t even work yet, but nuclear fusion has encountered a shortage of tritium, the key fuel source for the most prominent experimental...
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The Online Spider Market Is Massive—and Crawling With Issues
A new study shows the enormous extent of the global arachnid trade, one that might be undermining wild populations.
Boeing Is Ready to Launch Starliner, a Rival to SpaceX’s...
The company’s uncrewed spacecraft will fly to the International Space Station, and if successful, will give NASA astronauts another...
This Is Where Dirty Old Cars Go to Die
The electric vehicle revolution is gathering speed—but what happens to all those polluting cars already on the road?
The Almighty Squabble Over Who Gets to Name Microbes
Scientists are just starting to uncover the vast diversity of microbes out there. The only problem? No one can agree on how to name...
Roe’s Fall Will Limit Screening for Fatal Congenital Conditions
Many life-limiting conditions can only be detected 12 weeks into pregnancy—but some US states are planning to set to the abortion...
Carbon-Rich Peat Is Disappearing. But Is It Also Growing?
Scientists have discovered “proto-peat” forming in the Arctic as the Earth naturally sequesters carbon, but it could take centuries...
