Biden’s Withdrawal Made Containing War in the Middle East Harder
October 17, 2024 5 min read Biden’s Withdrawal Made Containing War in the Middle East Harder As tensions soar in the Middle East, the president’s
Ancient ‘Age of Dinosaurs’ Seafloor Found beneath Pacific Ocean
October 17, 2024 3 min read Ancient Seafloor Discovered Slowly Sinking into Earth’s Mantle A vast, ancient slab of seafloor plunged beneath the Pacific Ocean
NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft Aims for Jupiter’s Most Intriguing Moon
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida—Just four days after Hurricane Milton barreled through Cape Canaveral, Fla., a mission set to explore the workings of another water world
Human Origins Look Ever More Tangled with Gene and Fossil Discoveries
October 11, 2024 4 min read Humanity’s Origins Paint Our Ancestors as Lovers, Not Fighters Fossil and gene discoveries paint an ever-more-intertwined history of humans
Europe’s Hera Mission Launches to Visit an Asteroid Smacked by NASA
October 8, 2024 3 min read Europe’s Hera Mission Launches to Visit an Asteroid Smacked by NASA Hera will arrive in 2026 at Dimorphos, an
Challenging Big Oil’s Big Lie about Plastic Recycling
October 5, 2024 4 min read Challenging Big Oil’s Big Lie about Plastic Recycling California’s lawsuit against Exxon is about ending the lie that most
Hurricanes Kill People for Years after the Initial Disaster
October 2, 2024 4 min read Hurricanes Kill People for Years after the Initial Disaster The average tropical cyclone in the U.S. ultimately causes about
Penicillin Musical Plays at U.N. Meeting on Antibiotic Resistance
In May cell biologist and physician Robert Farese received an unusual e-mail. “Have you ever dreamed of singing on stage in an Off-Broadway show?” it
Milgram’s Infamous Shock Studies Still Hold Lessons for Confronting Authoritarianism
September 26, 2024 5 min read Milgram’s Infamous Shock Studies Still Hold Lessons for Confronting Authoritarianism Why ordinary people will follow orders to the point
Meet the New Autocrats Who Dismantle Democracies from Within
September 23, 2024 5 min read Meet the New Autocrats Who Dismantle Democracies from Within The new interconnected breed of autocrats gains and retains power