The Fires in Napa, Sonoma, and Santa Rosa Are a Perfectly Normal Apocalypse
A changing climate means fires, winds, and floods will devastate the places where humans meet the wild.
Were US Diplomats in Cuba Victims of a Sonic Attack—or Something Else?
It was either a new, sci-fi sound gun or something else. Here’s a hypothesis for the something else.
After Hurricane Maria, Could Puerto Rico Be at Risk of Cholera?
Disasters always have ripple effects. In Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, Hurricane Maria might start a wave of disease.
What You Call a Color Depends on How You Use It
Categories for colors are remarkably stable across languages and cultures. New research may finally explain why.
Cities Turn to Other Cities for Help Fighting Climate Change
If every city with more than 100,000 people stepped up, they could account for 40 percent of the Paris accord's emissions cuts.
What if America Had a Detective Agency for Disasters?
A National Disaster Investigation Board could make sure everyone learns the lessons that hurricanes, outbreaks, and explosions can teach.
Hurricane Irma: A Practically Impossible Storm
As Irma grew and developed, it brushed up against its theoretical maximum intensity.
With Harvey, Addicks and Barker Dams Face a Perfect Storm
If Harvey was the worst storm engineers could imagine, what happens when the next one is even worse?
What a Border Collie Taught a Linguist About Language
The whistles that a shepherd uses to command her dog sound a whole lot like human language.
Japanese Telecom Giant SoftBank Bets $1 Billion on the Clever Pharma Startup Roivant
SoftBank's aquisition-and-investment spree extends to a drug development business with a slick new strategy