Trump’s Animal-Research Plan Has a Missing Step
No one is tracking the total number of animals used across U.S. labs.
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Bill Gates Said the Quiet Part Out Loud
The world’s strategy for addressing climate change is not serving those most vulnerable to it.
Who Would Want to Kill 314 Ostriches?
How the plight of a few hundred birds in Canada became an all-out fight for freedom
The Paradox of James Watson
The discovery of DNA was evidence of how deeply interconnected humans are, but the late scientist saw only difference.
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
The Epidemiologists Are Running for Office
Instead of trying to depoliticize their field, a swell of scientists want to become politicians.
The Age of Anti-Social Media Is Here
The social-media era is over. What’s coming will be much worse.
Hurricane Melissa’s Dangerous Double Play
The monster storm is crawling across the Caribbean.
No One Actually Knows What a Moon Is
The universe has quasi-moons, mini-moons, and moonlets, but no official definition of what counts as a moon.
Your Genes Are Simply Not Enough to Explain How Smart You Are
Seven years ago, I took a bet with Charles Murray about whether we’d basically understand the genetics of intelligence by now.