Conservation
How Winners of the ‘Green Nobel’ Are Protecting the Environment
The Goldman Environmental Prize has announced its 2023 awards. Three winners speak about their efforts to protect wilderness and fight polluters
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Space Exploration
Japanese Moon Landing Attempt Falls Short as Spacecraft Goes Silent
With an apparent crash, the HAKUTO-R mission from the private space exploration company ispace has joined a long list of failed moon landers
History
Who Invented the Measurement of Time?
The first timekeeping devices were probably natural materials lost to the ages, but the ancient Egyptians were the first to leave records of their timekeeping methods
Psychology
People Differ Widely in Their Understanding of Even a Simple Concept Such as the Word ‘Penguin’
We think about what a penguin is like in dozens of different ways—one reason why we often talk past each other
Reproduction
How to Unravel The Recent Mifepristone Rulings
Courts hand down conflicting decisions often. Here’s how this has played out with mifepristone
Climate Change
World’s Largest Logjam Stores 3 Million Tons of Carbon
Dead trees have accumulated in an Arctic basin for centuries, creating one of the largest “carbon pools” in the world
Psychology
Did Time Tick Slower for a Woman Who Spent 500 Days Alone in a Cave?
Here’s why a woman who spent 500 days in extreme isolation lost her sense of time
Planetary Science
Jupiter’s Hot Youth May Have Melted Its Icy Moons
A gas giant planet’s youthful glow could explain major differences between its four largest satellites
Artificial Intelligence
AI Chatbots and the Humans Who Love Them
Humans are building meaningful relationships with AI chatbots. What will the consequences be?
Epidemiology
This Cow and Pig Influenza Virus Could Infect Humans: What We Know So Far
Influenza D is only known to sicken cattle and pigs, but it “has everything it needs” to jump into people
