Kilauea and the Implacable Power of Volcanic Lava
The Hawaiian volcano continues to erupt. There’s not much anyone can do about it except watch.
How to Fight Climate Change: Figure Out Who’s to Blame, and Sue Them
It's only possible with the new science of extreme weather attribution.
Why Can’t We Fix Puerto Rico’s Power Grid?
The only upside to Puerto Rico's island-wide blackout is that engineers and aid groups could rethink it from the ground up. They may have to.
An Atmospheric River Will Hit California With a Month’s Worth of Rain
An atmospheric river means this weekend is going to be as wet as an entire typical April.
Too Much Engineering Makes Mississippi River Floods Worse
New research confirms that the river's worst floods aren't just the result of bad weather—they're the result of bad engineering.
The Cambridge Analytica Data Apocalypse Was Predicted in 2007
The scientists warned us about big data and corporate surveillance. They tried to warn *themselves*.
In San Francisco’s Big Oil Lawsuit, Climate Science Gets a Day in Court
San Francisco and Oakland are suing oil companies for money to protect against sea level rise.
Brainless Embryos Suggest Bioelectricity Guides Growth
Researchers are building a case that long before the nervous system works, the brain sends crucial bioelectric signals to guide the growth of embryonic tissues.
Theranos Didn’t Nuke the Diagnostics Business
Dozens of other companies were working on point-of-care blood testing before Theranos, and dozens still are.
Stephen Hawking, a Physicist Transcending Space and Time, Dies at 76
Stephen Hawking may have been the most famous physicist in the world—not only because he saw the face of the universe, but also because he could describe it to the rest of us.