Automobiles
Did Your Catalytic Converter Get Stolen? The Pandemic—and Rhodium—Could Share Some Blame
In 2021 the search phrase “what precious metal is in a catalytic converter” saw a more than 5,000 percent increase in use. Here’s why.
Stories by Andrew Robinson
Conservation
Wildfires Are Putting Giant Sequoias at Existential Risk
The future of these guardians of the forest, some thousands of years old, is not assured
Medicine
What Is Chronic Kidney Disease, and How Might It Affect You?
In the U.S., a third of Americans are at risk of chronic kidney disease, and age is a major factor. More than half of Americans older than 75 are thought to have some sort of kidney damage...
