Offering a ray of hope, plastic has become so enmeshed in our ecosystem that bacteria have evolved to digest it and scientists are trying to take advantage of that fact.
While many people will want to be protected against COVID-19, nations will need to decide who needs prioritizing for vaccination.
Restricting human contact has had a dramatic effect on COVID-19’s infection rates.
Wishful thinking can't overcome the scientific models that point to years of COVID-19 outbreaks.
Looking back on the past year in science, the coolest advances seem to be coming in areas such as gene editing and quantum computing. This is sexy research pointing with confidence to the future. Yet we should remember that some of the most important ...
Crispr and other tools could save us from the most tragic diseases, but what if they change what makes us human?
Pollution generated by human activity isn't limited to the Earth and its climate.
Full denuclearization may not even be possible.
The rise and fall of a Canadian province's cod supplies points to the danger of industrial-scale fishing.
Electric-vehicle technology is only as clean as its sources of power.
