Technology
How to Measure Ripples in Spacetime
Using the giant Virgo interferometer in Tuscany, researchers are recording gravitational waves created by interstellar cataclysms...
How Your Brain Distinguishes Memories From Perceptions
The neural representations of a perceived image and the memory of it are almost the same. New research shows how and why they are...
US Cities Are Falling Out of Love With the Parking Lot
California and many local governments are scrapping requirements that once made cars the center of the urban landscape.
Meet the Earth’s Lawyers
ClientEarth helps shape new laws and enforce old ones to protect the planet and its most vulnerable inhabitants.
Europe’s Plan to Become the First Climate-Neutral Continent
From retrofitting buildings to rethinking farming, electrifying transport, and prioritizing reforestation, the EU is chasing net zero.
Would You Sell Your Extra Kidney?
Each year thousands die because there aren’t enough organs for transplants, and I may be one of them. It’s time to start compensating...
Would You Sell One of Your Kidneys?
Each year thousands die because there aren’t enough organs for transplants, and I may be one of them. It’s time to start compensating...
Climate Enforcers Need Hard Evidence. Friederike Otto Has...
World Weather Attribution ties disasters and extreme conditions to climate change—providing crucial leverage for legal and policy...
Humans Walk Weird. Scientists May Finally Know Why
Humanity’s peculiar gait has long confounded engineers and biomechanists—but it might be one of nature’s clever tricks.
A Mass Extinction Is Taking Place in the Human Gut
To preserve humankind’s diverse bacteria, scientists are harvesting, freezing, and storing poop from around the world.