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The Almighty Squabble Over Who Gets to Name Microbes

Culture War

The Almighty Squabble Over Who Gets to Name Microbes

Matt Reynolds

Boeing Is Ready to Launch Starliner, a Rival to SpaceX’s Dragon

Two's Company

Boeing Is Ready to Launch Starliner, a Rival to SpaceX’s Dragon

Ramin Skibba

This Is Where Dirty Old Cars Go to Die

Swap Shop

This Is Where Dirty Old Cars Go to Die

Chris Stokel-Walker

Roe’s Fall Will Limit Screening for Fatal Congenital Conditions

Reproductive Rights

Roe’s Fall Will Limit Screening for Fatal Congenital Conditions

Sabrina Weiss

Carbon-Rich Peat Is Disappearing. But Is It Also Growing?

For Peat's Sake

Carbon-Rich Peat Is Disappearing. But Is It Also Growing?

Matt Simon

With Dusty Solar Panels, InSight’s Days on Mars Are Numbered

Outlook Hazy

With Dusty Solar Panels, InSight’s Days on Mars Are Numbered

Ramin Skibba

This Gene Mutation Breaks the Immune System. Why Has It Survived?

System Error

This Gene Mutation Breaks the Immune System. Why Has It Survived?

Grace Browne

The Post-Roe Battleground for Abortion Pills Will Be Your Mailbox

Public Health

The Post-Roe Battleground for Abortion Pills Will Be Your Mailbox

Maryn McKenna

Could Life Use a Longer Genetic Code? Maybe, but It’s Unlikely

Synthetic Biology

Could Life Use a Longer Genetic Code? Maybe, but It’s Unlikely

Yasemin Saplakoglu

Farming Drives Toward ‘Precision Agriculture’ Technologies

RoboCrop

Farming Drives Toward ‘Precision Agriculture’ Technologies

Tom Johnson

How Realistic Is the Celestial Navigation in Moon Knight?

Dot Physics

How Realistic Is the Celestial Navigation in Moon Knight?

Rhett Allain

A Powerful ISS Instrument Will Hunt for Minerals in Dusty Lands

Grime Time

A Powerful ISS Instrument Will Hunt for Minerals in Dusty Lands

Matt Simon

Researchers Grew Tiny Plants in Moon Dirt Collected Decades Ago

Green Thumb

Researchers Grew Tiny Plants in Moon Dirt Collected Decades Ago

Ramin Skibba

These Nanobots Can Swim Around a Wound and Kill Bacteria

Snot Bots

These Nanobots Can Swim Around a Wound and Kill Bacteria

Max G. Levy

Bill Gates Is So Over This Pandemic

Next!

Bill Gates Is So Over This Pandemic

Steven Levy

An Elusive Gravity Signal Could Mean Faster Earthquake Warnings

Shake It Up

An Elusive Gravity Signal Could Mean Faster Earthquake Warnings

Gregory Barber

Delegates at the UN Have Begun Forging New Rules for Space

Trash Talks

Delegates at the UN Have Begun Forging New Rules for Space

Ramin Skibba

Ticks Are Spreading in the US—and Taking New Diseases With Them

Public Health

Ticks Are Spreading in the US—and Taking New Diseases With Them

Maryn McKenna

The Ramifications of Roe’s Fall Won’t Stop at Abortion Bans

Reproductive Rights

The Ramifications of Roe’s Fall Won’t Stop at Abortion Bans

Grace Browne

The Desert’s Fragile Skin Can’t Take Much More Heat

Sunburn

The Desert’s Fragile Skin Can’t Take Much More Heat

Kristy Hamilton