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Wildfires Used to Be Helpful. How Did They Get So Hellish?

As the World Burns

Wildfires Used to Be Helpful. How Did They Get So Hellish?

Matt Simon

The Push for Ad Agencies to Ditch Big Oil Clients

Spin Cycle

The Push for Ad Agencies to Ditch Big Oil Clients

Sidney Fussell

They wanted big balls. This startup said it could help

They wanted big balls. This startup said it could help

Matthew Ponsford

A radical plan to treat Covid’s mental health fallout

A radical plan to treat Covid’s mental health fallout

Julia Hotz

NASA’s Lucy Mission Gets Ready to Fly by the Trojan Asteroids

Kaleidoscope Eyes

NASA’s Lucy Mission Gets Ready to Fly by the Trojan Asteroids

Sarah Scoles

Is the Robot-Filled Future of Farming a Nightmare or Utopia?

Green Machines

Is the Robot-Filled Future of Farming a Nightmare or Utopia?

Katrina Miller

This AI Helps Detect Wildlife Health Issues in Real Time

A Little Birdie

This AI Helps Detect Wildlife Health Issues in Real Time

Jennifer Clare Ball

Animals Can Count. How Far Does Their Number Sense Go?

Counting Crows

Animals Can Count. How Far Does Their Number Sense Go?

Jordana Cepelewicz

Want to Slash Carbon Emissions? Start With These Power Plants

CARMA

Want to Slash Carbon Emissions? Start With These Power Plants

John Timmer, Ars Technica

Eastern Hemlocks Face Extinction. A Tiny Fly Could Save Them

Bug Eat Bug

Eastern Hemlocks Face Extinction. A Tiny Fly Could Save Them

Zoya Teirstein

SimCity wasn’t built for the climate crisis. These games are

SimCity wasn’t built for the climate crisis. These games are

Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

The FDA OKs an Extra Vaccine Dose for Immunosuppressed People

Public Health

The FDA OKs an Extra Vaccine Dose for Immunosuppressed People

Maryn McKenna

Cases Among Kids, New Mandates, and More Coronavirus News

Coronavirus Update

Cases Among Kids, New Mandates, and More Coronavirus News

Eve Sneider

The Physics of Johnny Knoxville, Human Cannonball

Dot Physics

The Physics of Johnny Knoxville, Human Cannonball

Rhett Allain

Why Perseverance's First Mars Drilling Attempt Came Up Empty

Rock 'n' roll

Why Perseverance's First Mars Drilling Attempt Came Up Empty

Matt Simon

A Mammoth Tusk Reveals a Woolly (and Unprecedented) Tale

Long in the Tooth

A Mammoth Tusk Reveals a Woolly (and Unprecedented) Tale

Sara Harrison

Cutting methane is the best way to avoid disaster

Cutting methane is the best way to avoid disaster

Jocelyn Timperley

Without Code for DeepMind’s Protein AI, One Lab Wrote Its Own

Structures

Without Code for DeepMind’s Protein AI, One Lab Wrote Its Own

Grace Huckins

The UK is about to hit its Covid vaccine ceiling

The UK is about to hit its Covid vaccine ceiling

Grace Browne

If You Want to Tackle Climate Change, Start With Methane

Climate Change

If You Want to Tackle Climate Change, Start With Methane

Matt Simon