
SpaceX Will Blow Up a Falcon 9 Rocket to Prove It’s Safe for People
On Saturday morning, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to lift off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, the same launchpad...
Even Ultra-Tough Water Bears May Be Vulnerable to Climate Change
More so than any other animal on Earth, the water bear (aka tardigrade, aka moss piglet) doesn’t particularly appreciate dying....
Even Ultra-Tough Water Bears May Be Vulnerable to Climate Change
More so than any other animal on Earth, the water bear (aka tardigrade, aka moss piglet) doesn’t particularly appreciate dying....
A Feral Cat Infestation, Swarms of Snake Emoji, and More News
Cats are in the rubble and snakes are causing trouble, but first: a cartoon about the internet frontier. Here’s the news you need to...
A Feral Cat Infestation, Swarms of Snake Emoji, and More News
Cats are in the rubble and snakes are causing trouble, but first: a cartoon about the internet frontier. Here’s the news you need to...
Scientists Fight Back Against Toxic ‘Forever’ Chemicals
On the day Susan Gordon learned Venetucci Farm, in Colorado, was contaminated by toxins, the vegetables looked just as good as ever, the...
Scientists Fight Back Against Toxic ‘Forever’ Chemicals
On the day Susan Gordon learned Venetucci Farm, in Colorado, was contaminated by toxins, the vegetables looked just as good as ever, the...
Cats Are Making Australia’s Bushfire Tragedy Even Worse
Cats are scientifically, objectively, monumentally terrible for the planet. In the US alone, free-ranging domestic cats kill up to 3.7...
Cats Are Making Australia’s Bushfire Tragedy Even Worse
Cats are scientifically, objectively, monumentally terrible for the planet. In the US alone, free-ranging domestic cats kill up to 3.7...
Do Carbon Offsets Really Work? It Depends on the Details
Last week, JetBlue announced it will offset its 15 billion to 17 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions by purchasing carbon credits...
Do Carbon Offsets Really Work? It Depends on the Details
Last week, JetBlue announced it will offset its 15 billion to 17 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions by purchasing carbon credits...
How Many Water Bottles Could a Filling Station Save?
Filling a water bottle at a public fountain is a pain. It never fits, so you have to tilt your bottle sideways—which makes it even harder...
How Many Water Bottles Could a Filling Station Save?
Filling a water bottle at a public fountain is a pain. It never fits, so you have to tilt your bottle sideways—which makes it even harder...
A Virus Outbreak, Netflix’s Oscar Nod Dominance, and More News
China is learning and Oscar nominations are burning, but first: a cartoon about starting the startup young. Here’s the news you need to...
A Virus Outbreak, Netflix’s Oscar Nod Dominance, and More News
China is learning and Oscar nominations are burning, but first: a cartoon about starting the startup young. Here’s the news you need to...
Meet Xenobot, an Eerie New Kind of Programmable Organism
Under the watchful eye of a microscope, busy little blobs scoot around in a field of liquid—moving forward, turning around, sometimes...
Meet Xenobot, an Eerie New Kind of Programmable Organism
Under the watchful eye of a microscope, busy little blobs scoot around in a field of liquid—moving forward, turning around, sometimes...
Australia’s Wildfires Might Intensify Future Climate Crises
Australia’s wildfires are burning with such intensity that they’re sparking contained, small-scale weather systems. Thunderstorms...
China’s Swift ID of a New Virus Is a Win for Public Health
Since mid-December, a mystery illness has gripped the central Chinese city of Wuhan, in the same region where a deadly viral epidemic...



















