Science communicator Hank Green explains how our species’ unique intelligence got us into this climate mess—and how it will help us solve it
Mathematicians Solve Multidimensional Shape-Slicing Dilemma
A 40-year-old conjecture on shapes’ cross sections is finally proven
What Will Happen to Opioid and Drug Overdose Deaths after CDC Cuts?
Layoffs and funding freezes have gutted the CDC’s response to the opioid crisis—just as harm reduction was beginning to work
Nuclear Weapon Strike Decisions Could Come Down to Human Suggestibility
Surveys show that how nuclear strike options are presented strongly influences the decision a president may make
How Velvet Worm Slime Hardens in Seconds to Trap Prey
The velvet worm’s extraordinary goo could inspire recyclable bioplastics
Proposed Federal Budget Would Devastate U.S. Space Science
Scientists are rallying to reverse ruinous proposed cuts to both NASA and the National Science Foundation
Is NASA Ready for Death in Space?
NASA has quietly taken steps to prepare for a death in space. We need to ask how nations will deal with this inevitability now, as more people start traveling off the planet
Math Proves That Everything Really Is Becoming More Complicated over Time
Nothing in the cosmos is in equilibrium, which means entropy is on the rise
Heat Safety Experts behind OSHA Rules Were Laid Off, which Could Make It Easier to Scrap Regulations
Government layoffs threaten to make it easier for the Trump administration to ditch draft heat safety regulations
Bizarre Quantum Universe
Even how matter exists in the first place is a mystery to physicists