Viruses Can Be Delicious as Well as Deadly
They’re not exempt from participation in the food web
Opinion
What Conversations with Voters Taught Me about Science Communication
Even during a bitter election season, persuasive conversations were not only possible but surprisingly attainable
How to Preserve the Privacy of Your Genomic Data
A technology called “fully homomorphic encryption” is so secure that even future quantum computers won’t be able to crack it
The Denialist Playbook
On vaccines, evolution, and more, rejection of science has followed a familiar pattern
Black Holes Are Finally Trending
A Nobel Prize is just the latest proof that a concept rejected by Einstein in 1939 has become one of the hottest topics in physics
An Open Letter to Joe Biden
You must rebuild public trust in the scientific impartiality of the EPA, the DOE and other agencies
Coronavirus News Roundup: October 31–November 6
Here are pandemic highlights for the week
An Underappreciated Danger of the New Space Age: Global Air Pollution
As private launches increase dramatically, so will emissions of CO2, particulates and other noxious substances
There’s No Good Evidence That Psychedelics Can Change Your Politics or Religion
The balance of data don’t support the idea, and claims otherwise could lead to alarmism
Will the Universe Remember Us after We’re Gone?
Physicists insist that information never vanishes, not even in black holes, but this “law” reflects wishful thinking
