Technology
Why Paleontologists Are Getting Into Florida’s Oyster Business
Conservationists are teaming up with fossil experts to help the bivalves—and the state’s oyster economy—survive.
The Physics of Wile E. Coyote’s 10 Billion-Volt Electromagnet
The famous cartoon schemer has an ingenious plan to lure Bugs Bunny out of his hole—and it involves a giant magnet and an iron carrot.
Covid Will Become Endemic. The World Must Decide What That...
The task of 2022 will be figuring out how much action we’re willing to take and how much disease and death we’ll tolerate.
The Pandemic Might Have Redesigned Cities Forever
Changes small and large—parklets, outdoor restaurants, bike lanes—could remake our relationship to cities (and help fix climate change).
2021 Was the Year Space Tourism Opened Up. But for Whom?
SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic finally made commercial spaceflight possible. Now there are questions about the purpose of...
The Quest to Trap Carbon in Stone—and Beat Climate Change
On a barren lava plateau in Iceland, a new facility is sucking in air and stashing the carbon dioxide in rock. The next step: Build...
Surprise! The Pandemic Has Made People More Science Literate
Despite rampant misinformation, Covid-19 has pushed science into the zeitgeist, as people have absorbed new words and how scientific...
This Company Has a Way to Replace Plastic in Clothing
Natural Fiber Welding uses an innovative process to treat cotton and make it behave more like synthetic fibers.
2021 Was a Huge Missed Opportunity on Climate Action
The pandemic should have been a wake-up call—instead, emissions have climbed once more. Here's how the US could have seized the opportunity.
A Clean Industrial Revolution Is the Only Way to Hit Net...
Governments and companies around the world are finally acting to create a green economy and avoid climate catastrophe.
