Give Yourself Permission to Buy That Steam Deck
A year ago, when Valve announced the Steam Deck, I was absolutely riveted. I’m not a PC gamer—after eight to…
California Wants to Make Cheap Insulin. Here’s How It Could Work
Insulin was first discovered in 1921, and the following year, a 14-year-old boy suffering from diabetes became the first person…
Carbon Offsets Alone Won’t Make Flying Climate-Friendly
Jet A-1, a straw-colored, kerosene-based fuel used in most big airplanes, is a difficult substance to replace. It’s packed with…
How Limits on CDC Studies Shaped the New Federal Gun Law
“Yeah, I think that was,” Republican senator Thom Tillis says of Cornyn’s unscientific news clipping. JFK’s Legacy For Tillis, what…
No NFTs in Minecraft? This Crypto Group Will Make Its Own Game
On June 20, Microsoft-owned Mojang announced that NFTs and blockchain technology would no longer be allowed to “integrate” with Minecraft.…
Wildfire Smoke Is Terrible for You. But What Does It Do to Cows?
Other animals on the farm, too, may be vulnerable to wildfire smoke. Horses have massive lungs—the animals are born to…
These Vaccines Will Take Aim at Covid—and Its Entire SARS Lineage
Even though the researchers only used a RBD from one version of Covid, their vaccine generated a robust polyclonal response—meaning…
Review: ‘Nope’ Rightly Challenges Our Love of Spectacle
Fame eats. It’s a monster. In fact, it’s the ultimate monster in Nope, Jordan Peele’s full-throttle third feature, a sci-fi…
Your Final Resting Place Could Be a Coffin Made of Mushrooms
If we can use mycelium composites to build structures that change how we live on this planet, Hendrikx began to…
EV Makers Think They’ve Figured Out What Women Want
In countries like Norway, EVs are expensive, and that means families often have the budget for just one car, says…