Explorers of Quantum Entanglement Win 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics

Paleontology

Nobel Winner Svante Pääbo Discovered the Neandertal in Our Genes

Geneticist Pääbo reconstructed the genome of long-extinct human relatives, showing we have more in common with Neandertals than previously thought

Daniela Mocker

Climate Change

How Stopping Alaskan Wildfires Can Slow Climate Change

Climate change is worsening Alaskan wildfires, which, in turn, are worsening climate change. Here’s how to break this vicious cycle

Peter C. Frumhoff, Carly Phillips and Brendan Rogers | Opinion

Climate Change

Deadly Heat Dome Was a 1-in-10,000-Year Event

The record-smashing temperatures in the Pacific Northwest last year were an extraordinarily rare occurrence even in the age of climate change

Anne C. Mulkern and E&E News

Cancer

Fungi Lurk Inside Cancers—and Might Speed Their Growth

Thousands of tumor samples provide the clearest link yet between cancer and fungi, but more research is needed

Max Kozlov and Nature magazine

Politics

On Election Day, Vote for Candidates with Science-Based Policies, Not Politicians Who Ignore Evidence

Some office seekers have positions based on research and facts, whereas others stand on assumptions and bias

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