Is this the electric grid of the future?
In Nebraska, a publicly owned utility deftly tackles the challenges of delivering on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. This story was w...
The quest to find out how our bodies react to extreme temperatures
Scientists hope to prevent deaths from climate change, but heat and cold are more complicated than we thought. This story was written by Max G. Levy ...
How to fix the internet
If we want online discourse to improve, we need to move beyond the big platforms. This story was written by Katie Notopoulos and narrated by Noa - ne...
Why climate researchers are taking the temperature of mountain snow
As climate change fuels increasingly erratic weather, scientists need a better read on snowpack temperature to understand when water will reach reserv...
What it’s like to be in the middle of a conspiracy theory (according to a conspiracy theory expert)
Mike Rothschild has spent years studying the rise of QAnon and antivaccine conspiracism. After his house in Altadena, California, burned down, he foun...
Therapists are secretly using ChatGPT. Clients are triggered.
Some therapists are using AI during therapy sessions. They’re risking their clients’ trust and privacy in the process. This story was written by Lau...
Supershoes are reshaping distance running
Kenyan runners, like many others, are grappling with the impact of expensive, high-performance shoes. This story was written by Jonathan W. Rosen and...
How Antarctica’s history of isolation is ending—thanks to Starlink
The seventh continent has always been a bleak, unconnected place. Elon Musk’s satellite internet is changing that, and people want to see what life is...
Inside the strange limbo facing millions of IVF embryos
Frozen embryos are filling storage banks around the world. It's a struggle to know what to do with them. This story was written by Jessica Hamzelou ...
How to measure the returns on R&D spending
Forget the glorious successes of past breakthroughs—the real justification for research investment is what we get for our money. Here’s what economist...