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A Solar Panel Standoff Threatens U.S. Climate Plans
26 April 2024 @ 6:30 pm
Inexpensive Chinese solar panels are pitting Americans who want cheap equipment against those who want to make it
As Bird Flu Spreads through Cows, Is Pasteurized Milk Safe to Drink?
26 April 2024 @ 2:00 pm
H5N1 influenza virus particles have been detected in commercially sold milk, but it’s not clear how the virus is spreading in cattle or whether their milk could infect humans
People Keep Secrets Because They Overestimate Harsh Judgments
26 April 2024 @ 1:00 pm
Research suggests that people tend to exaggerate how critically they will be viewed if they reveal negative information about themselves to others
How Unhealthy Are Ultra-Processed Foods?
26 April 2024 @ 12:00 pm
Processed foods have been blamed for many health problems, but dietary research is tricky and nuanced
Cicadas Are Basically Safe for You—And Your Dog—to Eat. Here’s What to Know
26 April 2024 @ 11:00 am
Here’s what a chef, a vet and two anthropologists have to say about eating periodical cicadas
The Threat of a Solar Superstorm Is Growing—And We’re Not Ready
26 April 2024 @ 10:45 am
Someday an unlucky outburst from our sun could strike Earth and fry most of our electronics—and we’ve already had some too-close-for-comfort near misses
A Long-Awaited Climate Experiment Is Poised to Launch in the Amazon. What Will It Find?
26 April 2024 @ 10:00 am
Ahead of a project to spray carbon dioxide into jungle plots, researchers contemplate what its results might signal about the forest’s future.
Elizabeth Bates and the Search for the Roots of Human Language
25 April 2024 @ 9:00 pm
In the 1970s a young psychologist challenged a popular theory of how we acquire language, launching a fierce debate that continues to this day
New Pollution Regulations Could Largely Eliminate Coal Power by the 2030s
25 April 2024 @ 8:00 pm
The EPA has released four new pollution rules, most focusing on coal-fired power, as the final pieces of Biden’s push to clean up the power sector
How Temperate Forests Could Help Limit Climate Change
25 April 2024 @ 7:00 pm
People understand how saving tropical forests is good for the planet, but temperate forests are equally indispensable in fighting climate change