The American student accused of stealing a poster in North Korea.
Saturday, 11 February 2023
Friday, 10 February 2023
Monotreme Dreams
Australia’s egg-laying monotremes and pouch-carrying marsupials may seem to be outliers, but they’re as well suited to their environment as any other mammal.
Could Dinner on Mars Change Life on Earth?
As scientists try to figure out how to grow food in space, they find solutions that might work on our planet. Or not.
In Bolivia, China Signs Deal For World’s Largest Lithium Reserves
Members of the Bolivian opposition have questioned whether the deal, which was signed last month between the state firm YLB and three Chinese companies, will benefit the country. No.
Trans Kids Medical Malpractice Shocker
Blockbuster report by clinic whistleblower details apparent medical malpractice and moral horror at St. Louis facility.
Thursday, 9 February 2023
Wednesday, 8 February 2023
‘Freely Determined’ Review: Autonomous, Up to a Point
Our well-being depends in part on a sense that our actions are freely chosen—that we are in control and don’t live in a deterministic world.
Thriving on Mars
Dust storms, long distances and freezing temperatures make living on Mars magnificently challenging.
Tuesday, 7 February 2023
Inside LA’s Homeless Industrial Complex
Just 7 percent of the people in Los Angeles’s Echo Park encampment found permanent housing after it was cleared. Almost half are missing. Seven are dead. That’s not a failure of homelessness policy; it’s an example of the system working exactly as intended.
Less Alone
In the fall of 2020, Elizabeth Johnson lived in a historic fire spotter’s cabin in West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest — a wild and mysterious place. During her monthlong stay, she learned about survival, meeting nature on its own terms, and tackling loneliness.
What Is Elon Musk?
And how is it possible that he could emerge from his Twitter debacle more culturally dominant than ever?
The Death Cheaters
The members of Longevity House are united by two things: a willingness to hand over $100,000 and a burning desire to live forever. Inside the weird world of cryotherapy, biocharging and fecal transplants.
The Promise and Peril of Space Tourism
A space tourism industry is being built on the proposition of personal and existential transformation. But at what cost?
A Touch of Moss
Inside a rainforest or on the city pavement, moss asks so little yet offers so much: a tactile encounter with time itself.
The Sweet and Sticky History of the Date
Throughout the Middle East, the versatile fruit has been revered since antiquity. How will it fare in a changing world?
The Hibernator’s Guide to the Galaxy
Scientists are on the verge of figuring out how to put humans in a state of suspended animation. It could be the key to colonizing Mars.
Life as We Don’t Know It
Scientists are abandoning conventional thinking to search for extraterrestrial creatures that bear little resemblance to Earthlings.