Technology
Roe Is Overturned After 49 Years. It Revolutionized Life...
The national right to abortion pushed back the age of childbearing, increased college and workforce participation, and created economically...
What Polar Bear Genomes May Reveal About Life in a Low-Ice...
Two new studies use whole genome sequencing to explore how the animals have fared in warmer conditions, raising questions about climate...
How Covid Tracking Apps Are Pivoting for Commercial Profit
In the pandemic’s early days, government-backed public health apps acquired millions of users—a ready-made audience developers are...
What the DNA of Ancient Humans Reveals About Pandemics
Genomic analysis of ancient remains has shed light on the origins of the black death and offers insights into the coevolution of humans...
Covid Shots for Little Kids Are Here. Now for the Hardest...
Hesitancy, bureaucracy, inequity, and the need to explain new formulas could slow down vaccine delivery to the last unprotected group.
The Nightmare Politics and Sticky Science of Hacking the...
Spraying aerosols and sucking carbon out of the air would bring down temperatures, yes. But the unintended consequences of geoengineering...
Do Birth Control Pills Affect Your Mood? Scientists Can’t...
Over 100 million women are estimated to use oral contraceptives, but studies on the pill’s mental health effects raise more questions...
NASA’s Giant SLS Rocket Is One Step Closer to Launch
After three aborted attempts, engineers successfully completed a practice countdown that included filling the tanks with liquid oxygen...
These Satellites See Through the Clouds to Track Flooding
Remote sensing systems can struggle to spot high waters, especially in stormy weather or at night. Synthetic aperture radar offers...
Here Comes the Sun—to End Civilization
Every so often, our star fires off a plasma bomb in a random direction. Our best hope the next time Earth is in the crosshairs? Capacitors.
