Annals of Technology
What Will the Artemis II Moon Mission Teach Us?
Four astronauts are travelling deeper into space than anyone in history. NASA will never be the same.
How to Poison an Ocean
Trump envisions a new era of offshore oil drilling. Scientists know all too well how that story ends.
One Vaccine-Schedule Change That Actually Makes Sense
Amid R.F.K., Jr.,’s vandalism of the public-health system, there’s shocking good news about a cancer-preventing vaccine.
Is the Rat War Over?
In New York, a rat czar and new methods have brought down complaints. We may even be ready to appreciate the creatures.
Why Don’t We Take Nuclear Weapons Seriously?
The risk of nuclear war has only grown, yet the public and government officials are increasingly cavalier. Some experts are trying to change that.
The Food Scientists Working to Change the Colors You Eat
R.F.K., Jr., and the MAHA movement are at war with synthetic dyes. What we find at the grocery store may never look the same.
Calculating the Damage of Vaccine Skepticism
It’s clear that we’re on the precipice of a surge in preventable diseases. But how bad will it get?
How the Tiger Really Got His Stripes
People have wondered forever what determines the patterns that animals wear. We’re starting to figure it out.
The Elephantine Memories of Food-Caching Birds
Some animals can remember where they’ve buried hundreds of thousands of seeds. Why can’t we remember where we’ve put our eyeglasses?
Has Bitcoin’s Elusive Creator Finally Been Unmasked?
The identity of the cryptocurrency’s founder, who went by Satoshi Nakamoto, is one of our era’s great mysteries. A documentarian now claims to have solved it.