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Humid Heat Can Kill Us Much Faster Than We Thought
The new estimate for how much heat we can tolerate makes rising global temperatures even more alarming.
A Window on the Mind, Through the Ear
New earbuds can listen to your brain activity and monitor your health.
Long COVID Leaves Clues in the Blood
We're a step closer to diagnosing, tracking, and even treating the perplexing condition.
A Mission to the Asteroid Psyche Is Her Dream Journey
Exploring outer and inner space with Lindy Elkins-Tanton.
A Wild Idea to Protect the Great Barrier Reef
Ships carry mist-making machines that cause clouds to block the sun. It could work.
The Superbug That Devours Ocean Plastic
How genetically engineered bacteria could shrink the growing garbage patches in our oceans.
The Usefulness of a Memory Guides Where the Brain Saves It
New research finds that the memories useful for future generalizations are held in the brain separately from those recording unusual events.
My 3 Greatest Revelations
The author on writing his new book “Crossings,” about the environmental destruction of roads.
Mice Dig Holes in the “Hygiene Hypothesis”
New evidence suggests exposure to microbes in early childhood might not protect against allergies.
My Brain Doesn’t Picture Things
I can’t imagine sights, smells, or sounds. What’s wrong with me?
The Creeping Techno-Horror of “The MANIAC”
Benjamín Labatut’s latest novel excavates science history to hint at the madness of AI advancement at any cost.
