What Would Happen If All the Ice on Earth Suddenly Melted?

What Would Happen If All the Ice on Earth Suddenly Melted?

Peter Brannen on the Melting of Snowball Earth

By Peter Brannen | August 28, 2025

Turns out there are a <em>lot</em> of insects named after writers.

Turns out there are a lot of insects named after writers.

By James Folta | August 21, 2025

Embracing Ethical Pessimism in the Face of Near-Certain Climate Doom

Embracing Ethical Pessimism in the Face of Near-Certain Climate Doom

Roy Scranton on How Transcendental Style in Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed” Helps Imagine an Unimaginable Future

By Roy Scranton | August 20, 2025

Reading the River: How to Measure the Frequency of Flooding

Reading the River: How to Measure the Frequency of Flooding

Ellen Wohl Explores How “Flood Fingerprints” Can Help Us Prepare for Future Flood Disasters

By Ellen Wohl | August 20, 2025

How We Can Achieve a Good Life Through the Help of Others

How We Can Achieve a Good Life Through the Help of Others

Sebastian Purcell On Finding the Path to Happiness Using Aztec Philosophy

By Sebastian Purcell | August 18, 2025

How We Can Improve Our Lives by Going Outside

How We Can Improve Our Lives by Going Outside

Marc Berman on the Physical and Mental Healing Properties of Nature

By Marc Berman | August 15, 2025

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The Murky Story of Our First Storytellers: On the Mysterious Evolution of Human Language

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Dreading Those Sunny Days: The Perils of Surviving Without Shade as a Homeless Person

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After the Spike: What Slow and Steady Depopulation Means For the World

After the Spike: What Slow and Steady Depopulation Means For the World

Dean Spears and Michael Geruso on the New Normal For Global Population Growth and Decline

By Dean Spears and Michael Geruso | August 8, 2025

Biologists named a sex pheromone found in mouse urine after Mr. Darcy.

Biologists named a sex pheromone found in mouse urine after Mr. Darcy.

By James Folta | July 28, 2025

On the Unlikeliness of Life: Why We’re Still Lucky to Be Alive Today

On the Unlikeliness of Life: Why We’re Still Lucky to Be Alive Today

Simon Boas Considers the Ways Fate, Circumstance and Privilege Influence How We Live

By Simon Boas | July 23, 2025

How Big Agriculture Mislead the Public About the Benefits of Biofuels

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Michael Grunwald on the Cascading Impact of Ethanol Production on Climate Change

By Michael Grunwald | July 21, 2025

Here's what's making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here's what's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | July 18, 2025

Nature’s Strangest Psychedelic is Everywhere: The Ever-Surprising History of DMT

Nature’s Strangest Psychedelic is Everywhere: The Ever-Surprising History of DMT

Andrew R. Gallimore on the Alien Power of a Revolutionary Drug

By Andrew R. Gallimore | July 16, 2025

Muscle Beach: Surfing with Bonnie Tsui

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Mickie Meinhardt Profiles the Author of “On Muscle,” on a Surfboard

By Mickie Meinhardt | July 16, 2025

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