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Why a Federal Gas Tax Holiday Is a Terrible Idea

Pumping the Brakes

Why a Federal Gas Tax Holiday Is a Terrible Idea

Molly Taft

We Now Know How Many People the CDC Is Monitoring for Hantavirus

Contact Tracing

We Now Know How Many People the CDC Is Monitoring for Hantavirus

Emily Mullin

What It Will Take to Make AI Sustainable

Q&A

What It Will Take to Make AI Sustainable

Molly Taft

Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus

Testing, Testing

Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus

Emily Mullin

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Got Its Drill Stuck on a Rock. Here’s How They Freed It

Bit by Bit

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Got Its Drill Stuck on a Rock. Here’s How They Freed It

Marta Musso

xAI Adds 19 New Gas Turbines Despite Ongoing Lawsuit

Computing With Gas

xAI Adds 19 New Gas Turbines Despite Ongoing Lawsuit

Molly Taft

All Your Hantavirus Questions, Answered by an Infectious Disease Expert

Q&A

All Your Hantavirus Questions, Answered by an Infectious Disease Expert

Emily Mullin

What Happens When You Try to Treat OCD With Psilocybin

Book Excerpt

What Happens When You Try to Treat OCD With Psilocybin

Simone Stolzoff

Testing for ‘Bad Cholesterol’ Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story

Beyond LDL

Testing for ‘Bad Cholesterol’ Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story

Anna McKie

A New Hantavirus Vaccine Is in the Works

Public Health

A New Hantavirus Vaccine Is in the Works

Javier Carbajal

Chevron Wants a School District Tax Break for a Data Center Power Plant in Texas

Texas Two Step

Chevron Wants a School District Tax Break for a Data Center Power Plant in Texas

Molly Taft

‘Orbs,’ ‘Saucers,’ and ‘Flashes’ on the Moon: Pentagon Drops New UFO Files

Truth Is Out There

‘Orbs,’ ‘Saucers,’ and ‘Flashes’ on the Moon: Pentagon Drops New UFO Files

Becky Ferreira

Venom and Hot Peppers Offer a Key to Killing Resistant Bacteria

Hot Ones

Venom and Hot Peppers Offer a Key to Killing Resistant Bacteria

Fernanda González

Here’s What You Need to Know About the Hantavirus

Cruise concerns

Here’s What You Need to Know About the Hantavirus

Emily Mullin

Diabetes Detection Needs Better Tools. They’re on the Way

Testing Testing

Diabetes Detection Needs Better Tools. They’re on the Way

Anna McKie

Mexico City Is Sinking. A Powerful NASA Satellite Just Revealed How Fast

Subsidence

Mexico City Is Sinking. A Powerful NASA Satellite Just Revealed How Fast

Fernanda González

Telehealth Abortion Is Still Possible Without Mifepristone

Undeniable Access

Telehealth Abortion Is Still Possible Without Mifepristone

Kate Knibbs and Emily Mullin

Do Lightsaber Blades Have Mass?

Dot Physics

Do Lightsaber Blades Have Mass?

Rhett Allain

RFK Jr.’s New Podcast Is as Weird as You’d Expect

Meat and Ferments

RFK Jr.’s New Podcast Is as Weird as You’d Expect

Emily Mullin

Science Has Found Even More Ways Coffee Is Good for You

Daily Grind

Science Has Found Even More Ways Coffee Is Good for You

Javier Carbajal