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Why the 2026 Hurricane Season Might Not Be That Bad

Cautious Optimism

Why the 2026 Hurricane Season Might Not Be That Bad

Brian Kahn

How Wet Weather in Argentina Helped Fuel the Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak

Ah Rats!

How Wet Weather in Argentina Helped Fuel the Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak

María de los Ángeles Orfila

‘Perfect Storm’: How Trump’s Aid Cuts Are Fueling the Ebola Outbreak

Ebola Outbreak

‘Perfect Storm’: How Trump’s Aid Cuts Are Fueling the Ebola Outbreak

Kate Knibbs and Leah Feiger

California’s Wildfire Season Is Already Overactive

Hot Stuff

California’s Wildfire Season Is Already Overactive

Brian Kahn

The US Built a Site to Ensure Fair Access to Public Lands. Then Everything Went Wrong

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The US Built a Site to Ensure Fair Access to Public Lands. Then Everything Went Wrong

Heather Hansman

The Backward Logic of Chickenpox Parties

Viral Content

The Backward Logic of Chickenpox Parties

Lindsay Dodgson

Supercharging Immune Cells May Help Control HIV Long-Term

Super Cells

Supercharging Immune Cells May Help Control HIV Long-Term

Emily Mullin

A Danish Couple’s Maverick African Research Finds Its Moment in RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policy

Public Health

A Danish Couple’s Maverick African Research Finds Its Moment in RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policy

Arthur Allen, KFF Health News

The First Atomic Bomb Test in 1945 Created an Entirely New Material

Deep Impact

The First Atomic Bomb Test in 1945 Created an Entirely New Material

Marta Musso

Old Oil and Gas Wells Could Find Second Life Producing Clean Energy

Well How About That

Old Oil and Gas Wells Could Find Second Life Producing Clean Energy

Maria Gallucci

Asteroid 2026 JH2 Is About to Fly Right Past Earth—Relatively Speaking

Look Out

Asteroid 2026 JH2 Is About to Fly Right Past Earth—Relatively Speaking

Anna Lisa Bonfranceschi

Build a Radio Wave Detector With Balls of Aluminum Foil!

Dot Physics

Build a Radio Wave Detector With Balls of Aluminum Foil!

Rhett Allain

Why a Federal Gas Tax Holiday Is a Terrible Idea

Pumping the Brakes

Why a Federal Gas Tax Holiday Is a Terrible Idea

Molly Taft

We Now Know How Many People the CDC Is Monitoring for Hantavirus

Contact Tracing

We Now Know How Many People the CDC Is Monitoring for Hantavirus

Emily Mullin

What It Will Take to Make AI Sustainable

Q&A

What It Will Take to Make AI Sustainable

Molly Taft

Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus

Testing, Testing

Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus

Emily Mullin

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Got Its Drill Stuck on a Rock. Here’s How They Freed It

Bit by Bit

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Got Its Drill Stuck on a Rock. Here’s How They Freed It

Marta Musso

xAI Adds 19 New Gas Turbines Despite Ongoing Lawsuit

Computing With Gas

xAI Adds 19 New Gas Turbines Despite Ongoing Lawsuit

Molly Taft

All Your Hantavirus Questions, Answered by an Infectious Disease Expert

Q&A

All Your Hantavirus Questions, Answered by an Infectious Disease Expert

Emily Mullin

What Happens When You Try to Treat OCD With Psilocybin

Book Excerpt

What Happens When You Try to Treat OCD With Psilocybin

Simone Stolzoff