Don’t freak out about hantavirus
An infectious disease researcher explains what’s going on — and why this isn’t the outbreak to worry about.
Why the American Southeast is becoming a new hot spot for wildfires
“Weather whiplash” is fueling blazes across Florida and the region.
Virginia Democrats’ irresponsible new plan to save their gerrymander
Democrats have an irresponsible new plan to save their Virginia gerrymander.
Could you spot an AI-written book?
An author set up an experiment to find out.
Inside the fight over America’s data centers
“The ugliest thing I’ve ever seen”: How New Jersey residents feel about a data center in their backyard.
Hantavirus will test if the world learned anything from Covid
The hantavirus outbreak is still small. But it’s a huge test for a battered public health sector.
Flavored vapes doomed Trump’s FDA head
Why Marty Makary is out at the FDA, briefly explained.
Trump’s China policy is nearly the exact opposite of what everyone expected
As Trump heads to China, attention and resources are being shifted from Asia to yet another war in the Middle…
The Supreme Court abortion pills case, explained
How Louisiana brought mifepristone back to SCOTUS.
What’s more likely to be sentient: An ant or ChatGPT?
How to tell if something is sentient or conscious, from bugs to ChatGPT.