In 1966, when smog obscured the Los Angeles skyline and residents choked on noxious fumes, California enacted the country’s first clean air law. In 1970,…

It can be easy to forget as more COVID-19 vaccines are used every day that the incredible speed with which these vaccines were developed is…

  We’re betting that artificial intelligence will help speed real breakthroughs to improve human health. Life and computer sciences have long moved in parallel. In…

Composting recycles food waste so that it isn’t waste at all. Compost makes excellent top soil, which in turn absorbs carbon, helping to cool our…

We already know the damage that mining can cause on land. It could be devastating to the deep sea. Thousands of feet below the surface…

Human knowledge and human connections should operate across divides, from the ivied walls between academic departments to the borders between countries. If you’ve ever used…

Squint at the images released from the James Webb Space Telescope this summer—a black sky electrified by starry sparks—and you could be looking into another…

Ocean exploration isn’t having a moment. It’s having a century. For almost all of human history, the ocean was not only inaccessible but also inhospitable…