Small Reactors, Big Stakes
Russia’s war against Ukraine illustrates how energy can be weaponized against a single nation — and, by extension, an entire region. Are small, modular reactors the answer?
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What the New Food Pyramid Tells Us About Science and Culture
Cultural understandings about what counts as real food do not always align with nutritional guidance.
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Our Ancestors Coped with the Collapse of Ocean Currents. Can We?
Climate history points to past disasters, but it also suggests strategies for survival.
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Plugged Out
Experts at a Senate hearing agree that tech harms kids, but questions about legislation remain.
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Fine Lines
Introducing a new cartoon column drawing out the complexities of technology and law.
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US Science Can’t Dream Big Without Sustained Funding from Congress
Physicists have an idea for a machine that would build the technological advances of the 22nd century. But they need lawmakers to buy in.
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Measles Season Is Here. How Likely Are You to Recommend a Vaccine?
While vaccination politics are centuries old, vaccine decisions today are treated like a consumer gadget — subject to the whims of brand loyalty and user experience.
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Ocean Empire
Introducing a new column breaking down seismic shifts in ocean policy and explaining why they matter.
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Social Polarization Has Cognitive Roots But Is Not a Lost Cause
Even when social polarization appears inexorable, cognitive neuroscience teaches us how people can individuate and transform.
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The Story Linking Migrants to U.S. Fentanyl Deaths Is Powerful. But It Misses the Real Solutions.
Public health investments and international cooperation to stop rogue actors would better address the overdose crisis.