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A Million Little Pieces: The Race to Rebuild the World’s Reefs

Sea Change

A Million Little Pieces: The Race to Rebuild the World’s Reefs

Rowan Moore Gerety

Technology Can Fix the Climate Mess—but Not Without Help

Climate Change

Technology Can Fix the Climate Mess—but Not Without Help

Matt Simon

Chernobyl Was a Wildlife Haven. Then Russian Troops Arrived

Ukraine

Chernobyl Was a Wildlife Haven. Then Russian Troops Arrived

Matt Reynolds

Peptides on Stardust May Have Provided a Shortcut to Life

Astrobiology

Peptides on Stardust May Have Provided a Shortcut to Life

Yasemin Saplakoglu

How Does a Newt Cross the Road? With Lots of Human Help

Animal Crossing

How Does a Newt Cross the Road? With Lots of Human Help

Maanvi Singh

Is There an Optimal Driving Speed that Saves Gas—and Money?

Dot Physics

Is There an Optimal Driving Speed that Saves Gas—and Money?

Rhett Allain

Biden Plays a National Security Card to Fix the Lithium Shortage

Power Move

Biden Plays a National Security Card to Fix the Lithium Shortage

Gregory Barber

The Farthest Star Sheds New Light on the Early Universe

Twinkle Twinkle

The Farthest Star Sheds New Light on the Early Universe

Amit Katwala

The First Drug-Releasing Contact Lens Is Here

Eye Spy

The First Drug-Releasing Contact Lens Is Here

Emily Mullin

A Killer Parasite Is Wiping Out Hordes of Ants—in a Good Way

Bug, Out

A Killer Parasite Is Wiping Out Hordes of Ants—in a Good Way

Matt Simon

Companies May Soon Have to Reveal a Hidden Risk: Carbon Emissions

Risky Business

Companies May Soon Have to Reveal a Hidden Risk: Carbon Emissions

Gregory Barber

The Danger of Russia’s Lies About Bioweapons in Ukraine

Public Health

The Danger of Russia’s Lies About Bioweapons in Ukraine

Maryn McKenna

A Bold Idea to Stall the Climate Crisis—by Building Better Trees

Tall Order

A Bold Idea to Stall the Climate Crisis—by Building Better Trees

Matt Reynolds

The Pandemic Revolutionized Disease Surveillance. Now What?

Public Health

The Pandemic Revolutionized Disease Surveillance. Now What?

Grace Browne

Math’s ‘Oldest Problem Ever’ Gets a New Answer

All for 1

Math’s ‘Oldest Problem Ever’ Gets a New Answer

Jordana Cepelewicz

How Boa Constrictors Can Breathe Even as They Crush Their Prey

Re-sssourceful

How Boa Constrictors Can Breathe Even as They Crush Their Prey

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica

A Global Boom in Fences Is Harming Wildlife

Unnatural Barriers

A Global Boom in Fences Is Harming Wildlife

Jim Robbins

Can You Make a Hollow Metal Sphere So Big That It Floats?

Dot Physics

Can You Make a Hollow Metal Sphere So Big That It Floats?

Rhett Allain

This Cheetah Robot Taught Itself How to Sprint in a Weird Way

See Bot Run

This Cheetah Robot Taught Itself How to Sprint in a Weird Way

Matt Simon

Online 'Happiness' Classes Might Work Better Than You Think

Joy Division

Online 'Happiness' Classes Might Work Better Than You Think

Sara Harrison