Environment
The Delusion of Infinite Economic Growth
Even “sustainable” technology such as electric vehicles and wind turbines faces physical limits and exacts environmental costs
Opinion
Policy
Some Medical Examiners Say Sickle Cell Trait Causes Sudden Death—They’re Wrong
The genetic factor that contributed most to the deaths of 47 Black men in police custody was the color of their skin, not the contents of their red blood cells
Behavior
How End-of-Life Doulas Help Ease the Final Transition
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Public Health
Coronavirus News Roundup: June 5 to June 18
Pandemic highlights for the past two weeks
Biology
Mockingbirds Are Better Musicians Than We Thought
Their complex songs have striking similarities to Beethoven, Tuvan throat singing, a Disney musical and Kendrick Lamar
Public Health
Hidden Black Scientists Proved the Polio Vaccine Worked
Tuskegee Institute researchers showed Jonas Salk’s vaccine protected children by developing a key test
Space & Physics
Can Science Survive the Death of the Universe?
Three physicists envision ways in which the quest for knowledge can last forever
Medicine
A Better Way to Pay for Health Care
Fee-for-service models, such as that of the U.S., and single-payer models, such as those of the U.K. and Canada, both have significant flaws—but Singapore may have found a workable compromise...
Biotech
To Restore Biodiversity, Embrace Biotech’s ‘Intended Consequences’
It’s a new conservation framework that emphasizes innovation and boldness
Behavior
Marching to the Beat of the 17-Year Cicada Clock
A visit to my hometown to see the legendary Brood X cicadas with my wife and one-year-old daughter changed my conception of time
