The Quest to Use Quantum Mechanics to Pull Energy out of Nothing
Hotta found, to his surprise, that a simple sequence of events could, in fact, induce the quantum vacuum to go…
Bring Back the Seabirds, Save the Climate
This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Seabirds evolved about 60…
The Physics of ‘Sniping’ for Gold
There are three forces acting on the debris. First, there’s the downward-pulling gravitational force (Fg) due to the interaction with…
Antarctic Sea Ice Is at Record Lows. Is It an Alarming Shift?
Even more stunning, it was only in the mid-2010s that Antarctic sea ice was at record highs—at least highs since satellite…
You’re Allergic to the Modern World | WIRED
It is allergy season once again. If you are one of the 81 million Americans with hay fever, spring is a…
The Trillion-Dollar Auction to Save the World
Seagrass is the “ugly duckling of conservation,” Carlos Duarte says. He calculated that the plant may put away carbon at…
New Alzheimer’s Drugs Offer Subtle Benefits—With Real Risks
Nearly 30 years ago, when the first effective Alzheimer’s drugs were approved, optimism was in the air. True, the drugs didn’t…
How to Close the Gender Health Gap
Menopause may be entering public consciousness (although, bewilderingly, it’s not a mandatory part of the curriculum in 41 percent of UK…
New York City Is Sinking. It’s Far From Alone
Add up the million or so buildings in New York City, and you get something on the order of 1.7…
How NASA Plans to Melt the Moon—and Build on Mars
In June a four-person crew will enter a hangar at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, and spend one…