Stories by Fonda Mwangi

Artemis II’s safe return from lunar orbit sparks a debate over the costs, climate effects and long‑term value of going back to the moon

Alexis Hall reimagines Melville’s classic with space whales, AI intrigue and a bold queer twist that launches Moby-Dick into an entirely new sci‑fi universe

A sharp rise in U.S. measles cases is linked to falling MMR vaccination rates and growing immunity gaps

Artemis II blasts off on a high‑stakes lunar flyby, marking NASA’s first crewed mission to the moon in decades

NASA’s nuclear Mars mission, the Iran war’s carbon fallout, the looming climate cost of rebuilding and a hopeful new Lyme vaccine

A pain scientist breaks down the surprising brain‑body science that explains why so many of us hurt more than we have to

A new challenge reveals how well AI can tackle true math problems

The author of the novel Project Hail Mary breaks down aliens, anxiety and the process of bringing his story to the screen

Your kidneys silently filter 150 quarts of blood every single day — but what happens when they stop working?

From emergency oil reserves to nuclear scrutiny, bigger hail, and research on a connection between the aging gut and the brain

From cognitive overload to pretty privilege, the science behind The Traitors shows what really makes lies believable

Michael Pollan dives into the scientific and philosophical puzzles of consciousness, from brain biology to AI and beyond

A 17-year-old’s breakthrough AI may finally give wildlife rangers the real-time edge they need to stop poachers

Discover what researchers have learned about polyamory, what misconceptions people have about such multipartner relationships and how individuals actually navigate them

A surprising FDA reversal on Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine, early promise from a universal inhaled vaccine, and a desert fossil find that is reshaping spinosaurid history.

The reason we slip and slide on ice—a phenomenon central to figure skating, curling and other Winter Olympic events—is a centuries-old physics mystery that may have finally been cracked

How AI‑powered “smart home” technologies could improve safety and ease caregiver burden for people with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia

What happens when your body suddenly stops making the one hormone that keeps your blood sugar in check?

How a Russian dialect coach helped Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie master challenging Russian sounds and build a believable accent

Babies show innate rhythm as NASA’s Artemis II mission hits delays, a major solar flare erupts and concerns grow over PFAS “forever chemicals”

Why psychiatry’s diagnostic system may undergo major changes, and what the scientific debates over how mental illnesses should be defined are

The Lost Women of Science team uncovers Katharine Burr Blodgett’s overlooked brilliance

A dive into how scientists are trying to understand what consciousness is and where it comes from

A break down of why Venezuela’s oil boom is clashing with a hotter, more fragile planet