The Netherlands Will Never Be Rid of Louisiana Crawfish
What will it take for the Dutch to eat them?
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The Growing Lawlessness in California’s Forests
Two frog biologists were kidnapped in the woods. More bizarre situations may come.
This El Niño Will Be Unlike Any in the Past Eight Decades
Die-offs and floods have started already, a prelude to supercharged storms and droughts.
A New Way of Seeing Alien Worlds
The latest telescope launch will be a major step toward finding extraterrestrial life.
America’s Rural Lands Are Burning
This summer has been a terrible fire season in the U.S.—just not in the most populated places.
Nobody Knows What Ultra-Processed Food Is
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is taking on the fuzziest category in food science.
Spain Is Ready for an Extraordinary Run of Eclipses
Tomorrow’s eclipse will be the country’s first in a century. Next year’s will be even more dramatic.
The Human-Origin Story Is Being Radically Revised
New secrets from our past have been coming out in droves.
What if Freud Was Right?
A neuroscientist dares to argue that old-fashioned psychoanalysis holds the key to curing mental illness.
Climate Change Is Moving Mountains
As glaciers melt and rainfall grows more extreme, once-stable lands are shifting.