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Weather

Why Homes Often Feel Warmer Than the Thermostat Suggests

The reason some homes feel hotter than their air temperature has to do with radiant heat. Here’s what to do about it

Jonathan Bean and The Conversation US

Ecology

The Fungi Economy, Part 1: Just Like Us, Trees Are Experiencing Inflation

Like us, plants and fungi have complex economies. By burning fossil fuels, we’ve been devaluing their currency.

Meg Duff, Jeffery DelViscio and Tulika Bose

Astronomy

How Seeing the Milky Way Helped Us Discover the Whole Universe

Marvel for a moment at the Milky Way’s night-sky spectacle—and the scientific revolutions it has sparked

Phil Plait | Opinion

Policy

Journalism Is a Public Good and Should Be Publicly Funded

U.S. journalism needs to be treated as a “public good” like roads, schools and bridges

Patrick Walters | Opinion

Astrophysics

A Background ‘Hum’ Pervades the Universe. Scientists Are Racing to Find Its Source

Astronomers are now seeking to pinpoint the origins of an exciting new form of gravitational waves that was announced earlier this year

Jonathan O'Callaghan