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Here Comes a Bomb Cyclone to Ruin Christmas

The storm’s scale and severity is unprecedented. Almost everyone in America, and a fair few in Canada, will feel its force.

Vertical Farming Has Found Its Fatal Flaw

Europe’s energy crisis is forcing companies to switch strategies or close down. The industry’s future hangs in the balance.

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The Bittersweet Defeat of Mpox

The epidemic has largely subsided, but largely because queer men seem to have learned more from AIDS and Covid-19 than the authorities...

Russia Has Turned Eastern Ukraine Into a Giant Minefield

Vast swathes of the country have been vindictively laced with explosives, threatening the civilian population both physically and...

The Crispr Baby Scientist Is Back. Here’s What He’s Doing...

He Jiankui discusses his plans for finding cures for devastating genetic diseases. Should the scientific community trust him?

The Quest to Defuse Guyana’s Carbon Bomb

A former BP lawyer is going up against Exxon—and her own country—in a bid to stop offshore oil drilling before disaster strikes.

Spaceflight Companies Promised to Do Science—So How’s It...

Research has taken a back seat on the industry’s initial space jaunts, but it could become significant as the trips rack up.

The Mystery of Nevada’s Ancient Reptilian Boneyard

Whale-sized shonisaurs dominated the ocean 230 million years ago. A fossil cluster offers a fascinating glimpse at how they lived—based...

The UK Is Enduring an Onslaught of Scarlet Fever. Is the...

The US is more alert to the risks of strep infections, but the UK has better data. It’s not clear which makes more difference in controlling...

Physicists Rewrite a Quantum Rule That Clashes With Our...

The past and future are tightly linked in conventional quantum mechanics. A tweak could let quantum possibilities increase as space...