Natural Disasters
Kilauea's Lava Is Now Spilling into the Ocean--Here's Why That's Dangerous
A pair of scientists discuss the hazards that Kilauea might pose before it finishes erupting
Stories by Nsikan Akpan
Chemistry
The Beers and the Bees: Pollinators Provide a Different Kind of Brewer’s Yeast
A North Carolina lab taps stinging insects for an ancient microbe to use in “bumblebeer”
Climate Change
What Will the World Look Like if the U.S. Bails on the Paris Climate Deal?
Many scientists view the agreement as an essential step in preventing global catastrophe
Conservation
Coral Bleaching Is Killing Reefs. Is the Answer a Great Migration?
A spectacular submersible plunge reveals potential havens for organisms from hotter water
Cognition
What a Smell Looks Like
A team studies humans’ use of smell to navigate surroundings, with hopes of robot applications
Engineering
Can Our Bodies Handle the Hyperloop?
How to make G-forces from a 1,000-kph tube ride “vomit-free”
Computing
Hacking Health Care Records Reaches Epidemic Proportions
With 3.5 million records already compromised in 2016, the health care industry has averaged close to four data breaches per week
Biology
Underwater Creature Tears Open Its Skin to Eat
The hydra’s mouth is a sealed piece of intact flesh that rips open through a curious mechanism to consume meals
Environment
Arctic Seabirds Expose Mercury's Hiding Places [Slide Show]
By tracking the birds as they migrate, scientists can hone in on hotbeds of the ocean toxin
Environment
Arctic Seabirds Expose Mercury’s Hiding Places [Slide Show]
By tracking the birds as they migrate, scientists can hone in on hotbeds of the ocean toxin
Health
The Brazilian Banes: A World Cup Disease Guide
A global network of clinicians assess the most common diseases among travelers to Brazil, and the winner is surprising
Evolution
When Did Insects Learn to Smell?
Summer beckons in the northern latitudes. As temperatures warm, beachgoers will flood sandy coasts, carrying bags of potato chips and sandwiches.
Evolution
City Sea Otters Live Better Than Their Country Cousins [Slide Show]
By doggedly tracking California sea otters, marine biologists learn that sea otters often face bigger challenges than human pollution
Evolution
City Sea Otters Live Better Than Their Country Cousins [Slide Show]
By doggedly tracking California sea otters, marine biologists learn that sea otters often face bigger challenges than human pollution
The Sciences
"Fiscal Cliff" Threatens to Impede Biomedical Discoveries
Scientists fear that automatic cuts in funding for the National Institutes of Health, set to kick in at the start of 2013, will harm research and patients
