The Time of Giants
Envisioning the Jurassic world requires a lot of fossil detective work
Opinion
We Should Ban All Menthol-Flavored Nicotine Products
It’s not just for health: there’s also a social justice issue
Self-Tracking Your 2020 Resolutions
What you need to know before getting that new gadget
My Go-To Arguments for Free Will
Free will must exist if some of us have more of it than others...
The Simple Truth about Physics
Theoretical models can be complex—but the most successful ones are usually not
My Top 10 Columns of the Decade
Cross-Check began a decade ago. Here are columns that the author liked, even if readers didn’t...
Doctors and Suicide
The rate among students, residents and physicians is significantly higher than average—but so-called wellness initiatives can help
Australia’s Angry Summer: This Is What Climate Change Looks Like
The catastrophic fires raging across the southern half of the continent are largely the result of rising temperatures
The Biggest Whales Are Yet to Come
A study of whale feeding habits found that food is the main limit to the size of ocean giants
5 Things That Went Right for Climate Action in 2019
The year saw youth leadership, feminist leadership, the Green New Deal, climate proposals from presidential candidates and climate justice
