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The Situation at Chernobyl Is Deteriorating

Danger Zone

The Situation at Chernobyl Is Deteriorating

Ramin Skibba

Machines of War Take a Heavy Toll on Ukraine—and the Planet

Climate Change

Machines of War Take a Heavy Toll on Ukraine—and the Planet

Matt Simon

The Race to Rescue Ukraine’s Power Grid From Russia

Island Mode

The Race to Rescue Ukraine’s Power Grid From Russia

Gregory Barber

To Test Cancer Drugs, These Scientists Grew ‘Avatars’ of Tumors

Multiple Choice

To Test Cancer Drugs, These Scientists Grew ‘Avatars’ of Tumors

Max G. Levy

Are These Chimpanzees Using Insects as Medicine?

Bug Me!

Are These Chimpanzees Using Insects as Medicine?

Maddie Bender

The Amazon Rainforest May Be Nearing a Point of No Return

Deforestation

The Amazon Rainforest May Be Nearing a Point of No Return

Matt Simon

These Ukrainians Are Stuck in Antarctica as War Rages at Home

Ukraine

These Ukrainians Are Stuck in Antarctica as War Rages at Home

Matt Reynolds

The Most Complete Simulation of a Cell Probes Life’s Hidden Rules

Digital Double

The Most Complete Simulation of a Cell Probes Life’s Hidden Rules

Yasemin Saplakoglu

Climate Change Is Taking a Big Bite out of Our Food Supply

Overcooked

Climate Change Is Taking a Big Bite out of Our Food Supply

Tom Philpott

You Should Still Test Yourself for Covid. Here’s When

Be Well

You Should Still Test Yourself for Covid. Here’s When

Tara Haelle

Turmoil Over Ukraine Could Debilitate Russia's Space Program

Failure to Launch

Turmoil Over Ukraine Could Debilitate Russia's Space Program

Ramin Skibba

Iceland Bets on Herd Immunity

Public Health

Iceland Bets on Herd Immunity

Grace Browne

Ukraine Is in an Environmental Crisis Too

Public Health

Ukraine Is in an Environmental Crisis Too

Gregory Barber and Matt Simon

Offshore Wind Turbines Could Mess With Ships’ Radar Signals

Fuzzy Signals

Offshore Wind Turbines Could Mess With Ships’ Radar Signals

Eric Niiler

The Pandemic Tanked Rates of Childhood Vaccination—for Everything

Public Health

The Pandemic Tanked Rates of Childhood Vaccination—for Everything

Maryn McKenna

A New Super-High Satellite Will Eye Weather on Earth—and in Space

Storm Spotting

A New Super-High Satellite Will Eye Weather on Earth—and in Space

Ramin Skibba

Genetic Databases Are Too White. Here’s What It’ll Take to Fix It

Bias

Genetic Databases Are Too White. Here’s What It’ll Take to Fix It

Grace Browne

Cities Are Unlikely Yet Powerful Weapons to Fight Climate Change

Streetwise

Cities Are Unlikely Yet Powerful Weapons to Fight Climate Change

Matt Simon

Neural Noise Shows the Uncertainty of Our Memories

Neuroscience

Neural Noise Shows the Uncertainty of Our Memories

Veronique Greenwood

In Alaska, Beavers Are Engineering a New Tundra

Bark vs. Bite

In Alaska, Beavers Are Engineering a New Tundra

Kylie Mohr