That time when Soviet rocket scientists nearly nuked New York City
"The world was standing on the brink of thermonuclear war."
Science // Science & Exploration
IPCC report: The next few years are critical
New report on climate solutions is good news, bad news, and a to-do list.
Biden steps up federal efforts to address long COVID
Up to 23 million Americans may have long-term effects, such as shortness of breath, fatigue.
Mysterious benefactor returns Charles Darwin’s missing notebooks after 20 years
One of the notebooks contains Charles Darwin's iconic 1837 "Tree of Life" sketch.
Canary Islands eruption didn’t act as we expected—we can now ask why
The La Palma eruption was extensive but not nearly as catastrophic as feared.
Jeff Bezos and Amazon just hired everybody but SpaceX for Project Kuiper
Huge contracts for United Launch Alliance, Arianespace, and Blue Origin.
No air currents required: Ballooning spiders rely on electric fields to generate lift
The work could lead to new types of ballooning sensors for atmospheric exploration.
Weathering climate change may be easier for birds with big brains
Brain size is associated with some species shrinking more slowly than others.
The US Southwest is hitting megadrought status
A very dry 2021 pushed the last two decades into first place.
At-home COVID testing just got a lot smarter thanks to Cue Health
The test uses an isothermal nucleic acid amplification method instead of PCR.
Renewables are cheaper than ever—why are household energy bills only going up?
New energy needs a new market.
Astronomers now say the rocket about to strike the Moon is not a Falcon 9
It's probable that the impact object comes from a Chinese rocket launched in 2014.
This Ancient Roman ceramic pot was probably a portable toilet, study finds
It's the first time parasite eggs have been found in concreted layers of a Roman pot.
FDA, Pfizer abandon 2-shot COVID vaccine in kids under 5, citing new data
The vaccine maker and regulator will wait for data on a third shot, expected in April.
COVID causes “substantial” longterm cardiovascular risks, huge study finds
COVID will affect cardiovascular health, health care for years to come, authors say.
