Fusion’s Reckless Gamble
The Columbia River cuts through basalt near Malaga, Wash. Apple orchards. Old dam. Water to electricity since ’33. Now? A new power plant rises...
The DRC Ebola Crisis: Real Threat, Not Zombie Apocalypse
Chaos in Congo. Uganda, too. Global health officials are scrambling. The virus is Bundibugyo. A rare beast. No vaccine exists for this specific strain....
Nuke the Moon
Sean Duffy doesn’t care about eyebrows. When he stepped into his new role last year he made a blunt promise: NASA is putting a...
Muscle is Disappearing on Ozempic. New Drugs Might Stop It.
Ozempic works. You drop the weight. It feels good.
But look closer. The scale doesn't lie, but it doesn't tell the whole story. When people...
The 82% Case For El Niño’s Return
El Niño is coming back. Almost certainly. The National Weather Service dropped an update Thursday that confirms what many scientists suspect: the phenomenon isn't...
Screens Don’t Break School. Uncertainty Does
Los Angeles isn’t alone. Across the country, districts are slapping handcuffs on laptops. Tablets vanish. Grade caps on screen time appear out of thin...
Ants Run on Moonlight
The sun drops. The world gets dark. But the ants? They are just waking up.
Millions of them. Ready to eat. Nocturnal foragers know the...
The Womb Isn’t Just for Pregnant People
Rachel Feltman opens Science Quickly with a number that stops you cold. 44.8.
That is the maternal mortality rate for Black women in 2024 per...
Secrets from the Core, Hiding in Stone
Nester Korolev turns a knob. The microscope clicks. There it is. A tiny speck of mineral, formed hundreds of kilometers down, stares back. He...
The Ushuaia Landfill Theory Is Weak. Here’s Why.
Hantavirus hit the MV Hondius cruise ship. It started in Argentina. Now officials are pointing fingers. A Dutch couple died. They birded at a...
