America Is Preparing for the Wrong Arctic Crisis
The first U.S. coordinator for the Arctic is mostly a veteran of Afghan war diplomacy—but the issues in the far North aren’t primarily military ones
Opinion
How to Mine the Oceans Sustainably
Deep-sea minerals, including nickel, copper, manganese and cobalt, are crucial to building clean-energy technologies
Why Hasn’t Africa Gone Digital?
One major reason is a lack of reliable, affordable electricity
The Dark Side of Being a Female Shark Researcher
Being a scientist should not require developing the grit to continually endure misogyny, discrimination, harassment, assault or bullying
Could We Force the Universe to Crash?
If we’re all living in a simulation, as some have suggested, it would be a good, albeit risky, way to find out for sure
The Film Radioactive Shows How Marie Curie Was a ‘Woman of the Future’
A world-famous scientist is depicted with a nuance befitting both her achievements and her struggles
Awareness of Our Biases Is Essential to Good Science
Ideological, social and political values have always influenced research
Blame Poverty, Not the Poor, for COVID-19’s Spread in Brazil’s Amazon
In the state of Rondônia, social inequities give diseases a powerful boost
Coronavirus News Roundup: August 1–August 7
Here are pandemic highlights for the week
A Cure for COVID-19 Will Take More Than Personal Immunity
Our communal systems actually do much of the heavy lifting to keep us healthy or help us heal
