Trump’s NASA Pick Is a Climate Mystery
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for NASA administrator, Jared Isaacman, is a major supporter of human-crewed space exploration, but his views on the climate science that the agency does are unclear
Navigating Threats to Birth Control and Abortion during Second Trump Term
When Roe v. Wade fell, interest in long-acting and permanent birth control rose. Here’s what to know as Trump returns to office
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Fast Fashion Affects Climate, Exploits Workers and Creates Enormous Textile Waste
Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it’s taking a costly toll on the planet—and on millions of young people
How the Return of Salmon to the Klamath River Shows Us What’s Possible in Wildlife Conservation
The Klamath River was a tragic example of degraded wildlife habitat. The removal of its dam demonstrates how people can halt the decline of, and even restore, wildlife
Here’s Why Abortion Largely Won on Election Day—But Not on the Top of the Ticket
Voters supported abortion rights measures while electing antiabortion candidates in the 2024 election. The split reflects a complicated abortion landscape post-Dobbs
Genetic Genealogy Can Stop Violent Criminals and Free the Wrongly Convicted
Despite investigative genetic genealogy revolutionizing cold case investigations, it has been underused to free the wrongly convicted
Grumpy Voters Want Better Stories—Not Statistics
A social scientist looks at the portrait of U.S. voters, and voting, in the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election that put Trump into the White House
RFK, Jr., Is a Bad Prescription for U.S. Public Health
Prominent vaccine skeptic RFK, Jr., is a proven menace to public health. But with a bird flu outbreak looming, he is poised to take a perch atop the federal public health enterprise
Bury Me on the Moon—Preferably on the Far Side
The far side of the moon offers grounds for compromise between advocates and opponents of lunar development
We Can Live without Fossil Fuels
The fossil-fuel industry argues that we can’t live without its deadly products. It is wrong
Climate and Conservation Ballot Measures Approved Even in Places Trump Won
Four counties in Florida that voted for Trump also voted to conserve open space, reduce flood damage and protect habitat
Ending NASA’s Chandra Will Cut Us Out of the High-Resolution X-Ray Universe
The Chandra X-ray Observatory is facing closure. Shutting it down would be a loss to science as a whole