Microbiology
Gut Bacteria Change as You Get Older—and May Accelerate Aging
Microbe types in older people’s intestines are different and are linked to disease
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Climate Change
Risk of Dangerous Heat Exposure Is Growing Quickly in Cities
Population growth, climate change and the urban heat island effect are combining to put more people at risk
Creativity
Remote Work Can Be Better for Innovation Than In-Person Meetings
Seven steps for more inclusive and productive virtual brainstorming
Climate Change
America’s Next Great Migrations Are Driven by Climate Change
Too many people are moving to the wrong places
Mathematics
Gnarly, Centuries-Old Mathematical Quandaries Get New Solutions
A set of puzzles called Diophantine problems are often simple to state but hard to solve—though progress could have big implications for the future of mathematics
Climate Change
A Canary in an Ice-Rich, Slumping Rock Glacier in Alaska
Here’s what we can learn about climate change and infrastructure from Denali National Park’s only road.
Climate Change
Climate Studies Have Focused on Rich Countries
Relatively little research into the consequences of climate change has been done for large parts of Earth’s population
Space Exploration
Blue Origin Launches William Shatner and Crew to the Final Frontier
The 90-year-old Star Trek actor is now the oldest person to fly in space
Planetary Science
Planetary Defense Is Good—but Is Planetary Offense Better?
A new approach could mitigate the most damaging effects of an imminent asteroid or comet strike—or ensure many threatening objects never get close to striking Earth in the first place...
Astrophysics
FAST, the World’s Largest Radio Telescope, Zooms in on a Furious Cosmic Source
China’s Five-Hundred-Meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope has detected more than 1,600 fast radio bursts from a single enigmatic system
