The U.S.’s Plans to Modernize Nuclear Weapons Are Dangerous and Unnecessary
The U.S. should back away from updating its obsolescent nuclear weapons, in particular silo-launched missiles that needlessly risk catastrophe
The U.S. should back away from updating its obsolescent nuclear weapons, in particular silo-launched missiles that needlessly risk catastrophe
The risks of a $1.5-trillion plan to build up the U.S. nuclear arsenal
Here is a snapshot of the warming world, from sea-level rise to fossil fuel subsidies to renewable energy growth
SpaceX’s Starship—the most powerful rocket ever built—experienced a “rapid unscheduled disassembly” in its otherwise successful second full-scale launch, triggering a federal investigation into what went wrong...
Research on morality shows that it can counterintuitively impede peace and progress
Physician Uché Blackstock talks about her experience of the huge health disparities faced by Black Americans in her new book Legacy
Squirrels spread their fall bounty across several locations. But do they have a key to this treasure map?
The Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota has had nuclear missile silos on its land for decades. Now the U.S. government wants to take the old weapons out and replace them with new ones, and it’s unclear how many living there know about that...
People already suffering from climate change are beseeching world leaders to hold global temperature rise to 1.5°C, even if we surpass that threshold temporarily
From self-pollination to bogs, cranberries are a Thanksgiving classic with many fascinating botanical and genetic features
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