Science
Why humans are psychologically inclined to mistrust ‘the other’
Whether they are proposing to build a wall or to exit an international coalition, populist politicians like to pitch themselves...
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Can Biology Class Reduce Racism?
Please sign up here to have the Race/Related newsletter delivered weekly to your inbox. COLORADO SPRINGS — Biology textbooks used...
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The Interstellar Comet Has Arrived in Time for the Holidays
It came out of the Northern sky, a frozen breath of gas and dust from the genesis of some distant...
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Help! I am Allergic to Apples and Was Kicked Off a Plane
Dear Tripped Up, Last year, I went to Africa with my medical school group. I have a life-threatening allergy to...
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World’s Oceans Are Losing Oxygen Rapidly, Study Finds
The world’s oceans are gasping for breath, a report issued Saturday at the annual global climate talks in Madrid has...
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5 corrupt reasons why people deny the climate crisis
The fossil fuel industry, political lobbyists, media moguls, and individuals have spent the past 30 years sowing doubt about the...
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Where’s Vikram? NASA Photos and Amateur Sleuthing Led to Crashed Indian Moon Lander
On Nov. 19, Mark S. Robinson opened an email with the subject line, “Vikram Lander’s final resting place (Images with...
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Cannibalistic Dinosaurs Went Through a Lot of Teeth
If there was a tooth fairy in the Cretaceous, dinosaurs kept it busy. Unlike humans, which lose just one set...
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California Bans Insurers From Dropping Policies Made Riskier by Climate Change
California’s wildfires have grown so costly and damaging that insurance companies — a homeowner’s last hope when disaster strikes —...
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Fractured Forests Are Endangering Wildlife, Scientists Find
Around the world, humans are fracturing vast forests. Highways snake through the Amazon’s rain forests, and Indonesia plans an ambitious...
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