Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Author: Molly Bergen
01/03/2022
Young Chinese Show a Growing Appetite for Plant-Based Diets
China’s millennials are embracing vegetarianism and veganism in record numbers. Meat lovers aren’t happy.
01/13/2022
The sci-fi genre offering radical hope for living better
In these times of cynicism and despair, is 'hopepunk' the perfect antidote? David Robson explores radical optimism, and why it matters.
01/13/2022
With This Company’s Support, Women Are Escaping Their Abusers
Brazil’s largest retailer takes extraordinary steps to help employees impacted by domestic violence.
01/12/2022
Researchers shatter the speed record for diagnosing rare genetic diseases with DNA sequencing
About a year ago, Matthew Kunzman’s heart was failing, despite doctors’ best attempts to bolster it with every pump and gadget they could think of. But the 14-year-old has bounced back in large part due to super-speedy genetic sequencing that pinpointed the cause of his disease and helped doctors decide how to treat it — in just 11 and a half hours.
01/13/2022
The Energy Department Is Creating a Clean Energy Corps to Fix This Mess
The agency will hire 1,000 workers to tackle climate and clean energy projects using funds from the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
01/13/2022
How to Succeed at Failure
Sometimes you just can’t win. Make the most of it. You can just hunker down and hope that time will heal the wound. But perhaps you would prefer to deal with your pain and actively manage it.
01/10/2022
What If You Could Read a Fashion Label Like a Food Label?
Transparency and traceability is all the rage when it comes to clothing, and it is finally reaching the tags on the rack.
01/12/2022
It’s alive: The groundbreaking research on the microbes in wildfire smoke
At a prescribed burn site in rural Idaho, a team of fire scientists are using a tricked-out drone to hunt for life in the smoke. What they discover could have big implications for our world, and our health.
01/12/2022
Fighting Fake News, In Court
A new legal aid project is helping election officials whose lives have been upturned by accusations of fraud
01/11/2022
EPA moves to crack down on dangerous coal ash storage ponds
The Environmental Protection Agency is taking its first major action to address toxic wastewater from coal-burning power plants, ordering utilities to stop dumping waste into unlined storage ponds and speed up plans to close leaking or otherwise dangerous coal ash sites.
01/06/2022
The government’s first study on coronavirus vaccines and periods found ‘no meaningful change’ in menstrual cycle length
In August, the NIH put more than $1.6 million into research on the topic
12/23/2021