Pieces Ten years after the earthquake that caused the Fukushima disaster, both Japan and the world are still reeling March 12, 2021 - Updated on July 13, 2023
News Otters maintain patches of healthy kelp forests even when surrounded by “urchin barrens” March 8, 2021
Climate This minimalistic chart shows how hot 2020 and the past few years have really been February 10, 2021
Health Pandemic skirmishes: the US is lacking decisive action on viral transmission, physicist warns January 28, 2021 - Updated on February 5, 2021
Health How we got a safe, effective vaccine in under one year — without cutting corners January 13, 2021
Biology What made the development of the COVID-19 vaccine unique in history January 13, 2021 - Updated on May 6, 2023
Health Why you still need to wear a mask after getting a COVID-19 vaccine January 4, 2021 - Updated on May 6, 2023
Animals In Poznan, Poland, eight clams get to decide if people in the city get water or not December 28, 2020 - Updated on May 6, 2023
Pieces The Swedish model: a year on, the unique pandemic approach still isn’t paying off December 18, 2020
Animals Breathtaking underwater photographs document the hidden lives of humpback whales December 18, 2020
Climate The Paris Agreement, five years on. Can we still avoid a climate crisis? December 12, 2020 - Updated on December 14, 2020
Geology Researchers are now studying earthquakes and geology with unused optic fiber cables December 11, 2020
Pieces 12 times the Arecibo telescope helped us figure out the universe December 2, 2020 - Updated on July 25, 2023
Pieces Nature’s €9,500 open-access trial is showing just how absurd scientific publishing has become November 27, 2020 - Updated on December 1, 2020
Art and Music These intimate portraits of birds will make you want to save them November 23, 2020 - Updated on May 7, 2023
Health To truly understand the pandemic, you need to think about this number (and it’s not R0) November 19, 2020
Climate What does Biden have in store for science? Expect changes on COVID-19 and climate change, for starters November 10, 2020
News The mental health of PhD students is at stake: scientific journals should take the blame October 9, 2020 - Updated on May 6, 2023
Pieces No, herd immunity is still not a viable strategy — and the Barrington declaration is unscientific and unethical October 8, 2020
News This guy on Youtube makes knives from foods, sand, and other crazy materials October 2, 2020 - Updated on May 11, 2021
People 21 experts you should follow if you want to make sense of the pandemic (and a bonus) September 29, 2020 - Updated on May 6, 2023
Health Why climate and COVID-19 deniers love words like ‘alarmist’ or ‘hoax’ August 15, 2020 - Updated on August 22, 2020
Great Pics A visual tour of Ceres, where astronomers found evidence of a subsurface ocean August 12, 2020
Economics The world’s poorest are escaping extreme poverty faster than ever — but not everything is getting better July 29, 2020
Health The four countries hardest hit by the coronavirus are all led by authoritarian leaders June 19, 2020
Diseases We should act now to prevent future pandemics – The Black Plague may be next June 11, 2020 - Updated on May 6, 2023
