Climbing High To See A Rainforest’s Connection To Rain
Through his visit to the Amazon tall tower observatory in Brazil, author Ferris Jabr explains how microbes change the weather.
How AI Supercharges Drug Research
Machine learning can quickly analyze millions of compounds, helping researchers bring drugs to clinical trials sooner.
How Messenger RNA Made The COVID Vaccines Possible
In his new book, “The Catalyst,” Dr. Thomas Cech describes how mRNA in the COVID vaccines encodes the virus’s spike protein.
What Listening To The Ocean’s Sounds Can Teach Us
For many marine creatures, sound may be the best way to communicate and learn about the world. Humans have just started listening in.
A History Of Turning Minds Into Battlegrounds
Author Annalee Newitz shows how stories can be weapons if they can change human behavior—whether in the street or in the voting booth.
Does Anyone Actually Know What A Plant Is?
As author Zoë Schlanger dives into the world of plants, she finds it’s filled with contradictions, mysteries, and astonishing ingenuity.
The Typhoon That Upended The 2019 Rugby World Cup
A new book describes how effects of climate change, like intense flooding from 2019’s Typhoon Hagibis, have changed sports history.
Learning To Study Black Bears In Their Natural Habitat
In “Wild Life,” Dr. Rae Wynn Grant tells the story of her first days tagging and tracking black bears for her PhD.