Why Is There So Much Plastic Food Packaging?
As governments impose limits on plastic food packaging, climate-friendlier alternatives are in the works. Here are some that might be…
Jay Pasachoff, Who Spent a Lifetime Chasing Eclipses, Will Be Missed on April 8
A total solar eclipse, when the cosmos clicks into place with the worlds aligned like cue balls, may be one…
Person Infected With Bird Flu in Texas After Contact With Cattle
The case adds another worrying wrinkle to a global outbreak that has devastated bird and marine mammal populations, and recently…
Can We Engineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis?
On a windswept Icelandic plateau, an international team of engineers and executives is powering up an innovative machine designed to…
Solving the ‘3 Body Problem’
The show “3 Body Problem” premiered on March 21 and quickly became one of Netflix’s most-watched titles. It is an…
Illinois and Other States Get Ready for 2nd Total Solar Eclipse in 7 Years
The rendezvous between the sun and the moon in 2017 captivated a small region in the Midwest. Lucky for Americans…
Watch Live: Turkey’s Famous Stork
A 24-hour webcam allows stork lovers worldwide to watch Yaren, who returns to visit his human friend every year.An unlikely…
A Stork, a Fisherman and Their Unlikely Bond Enchant Turkey
Thirteen years ago, a poor fisherman in a small Turkish village was retrieving his net from a lake when he…
How Climate Change Is Changing Heatwaves
Climate change is making heat waves linger for longer stretches of time, exacerbating the effects of extreme temperatures.When heat waves…
4 Things You Need to Know About Health Care Cyberattacks
Despite the explosion in ransomware hacks like the one against Change Healthcare, regulation is spotty and few new safeguards have…