Science

Scientists are on the verge of figuring out how to put humans in a state of suspended animation. It could be the key...

Henry James - November 24, 2022

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America’s Billion-Dollar Tree Problem Is Spreading

Fast-growing, drought-tolerant trees are slowly spreading across grasslands on every continent except Antarctica. Given how desperate we are to reduce carbon in the...

Henry James - November 23, 2022

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Air Quality Mirrors the Racial Segregation of US Neighborhoods

Racial inequity biases algorithms, skews Covid-19 death rates, and exacerbates the digital divide. Your race is even a good predictor of what’s in...

Henry James - November 22, 2022

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5 Good Ideas From COP27—and How Likely They Are to Happen

Things didn’t look particularly good at the start of COP27. The word on everyone’s lips was “trust”—specifically, the lack of it. Since the...

Henry James - November 22, 2022

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Turns Out Fighting Mosquitoes With Mosquitoes Actually Works

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is not just a nuisance—it’s a known carrier of dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, and Zika viruses. Distinguished by the black and...

Henry James - November 21, 2022

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Tiny Aerosols Pose a Big Predicament in a Warming World

Fossil fuels are rapidly warming the planet, and the aerosols from their combustion kill millions of people each year. So we need to...

Henry James - November 21, 2022

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The Marine Lab in the Path of Climate Change’s Fury?

This story originally appeared on Hakai Magazine and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.As the storm first gathered strength in the Gulf...

Henry James - November 19, 2022

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NASA Will Not Change the James Webb Telescope’s Name

James Webb led NASA in the 1950s and 60s, during the Cold War–era “Lavender Scare,” when government agencies often enforced policies that discriminated...

Henry James - November 19, 2022

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