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Features'We're not a competitor to fusion. We are fusion': Inside the race to harness unlimited solar power in spaceSpace-based solar power has the potential to meet Earth's energy needs many times over. Will it see the light of day?
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FeaturesSelf-driving, solar-powered cars that talk to each other? What vehicles might look like in 10 years.Car technology is making rapid advances, and the car you will drive in 10 years may be very different from the one you're driving today.
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SCIENCE SPOTLIGHTAdversity shaped our evolution as a species. People raised in it may have underrecognized strengths because of it.Psychologists have long studied the deficits associated with being raised in adversity. They're now discovering the hidden strengths that can emerge in those settings.
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Science Spotlight'Everything we know about space travel is going to change within a decade': The fusion breakthrough that could unlock a path to the starsSeveral companies have made significant headway toward nuclear fusion propulsion drives. Is humanity on the brink of a revolution in spaceflight?
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Science SpotlightClimate change will triple the number of days over 105 F in the US. The health impacts will be dire.Extreme heat will become more common as the climate continues to warm. That will affect almost every facet of our health.
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Science Spotlight'Wildfire smoke is the fastest-growing environmental threat in the US': How a warming world will poison the air we breatheWildfires are projected to increase dramatically due to climate change. That could trigger a massive increase in heart attacks, premature births and early deaths, research reveals.
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Science SpotlightClimate change will harm our health. Here's what could protect us.The impacts of climate change on health are becoming clearer. What can we do to respond?
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Science SpotlightInfectious diseases will seed new ground as the planet warms — here's where they'll spreadClimate change will increase our exposure to myriad infections, from tick-borne diseases to drug-resistant bacterial infections.
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Science Spotlight'The apple you eat isn't the apple your granddaughter will eat': What's on the menu in a warming world?Almost every aspect of our food system will be transformed by climate change.
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Science spotlightWhat the US could learn from Japan's incentive for responsible antibiotic useThe Japanese government incentivizes doctors to avoid prescribing antibiotics for certain ailments, but would the same approach work in the U.S.?
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Science Spotlight'They didn't question it': Why doctors prescribe too many antibioticsPediatricians in both the U.S. and Japan tend to prescribe antibiotics too often, although the doctors are now improving their track record. What's behind this tendency?
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Science SpotlightJapan's bold experiment to curb antibiotic misuse has been a huge success. Could it work in the US?A unique policy in Japan encourages doctors to improve their antibiotic use and thus reduce their contribution to antibiotic resistance. Should the U.S. be taking notes?
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Science Spotlight'If there's any country that will do it, it's China': Why is China diverting some of the world's mightiest rivers thousands of miles?People in China's northern megacities have 74 times less fresh water than the average American — so the Chinese government has built the world's largest water diversion project, with the most ambitious and dangerous route still to come.
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Science Spotlight'River in the Sky': China's doomed plan to create a 'cloud seeding corridor' tells us how far the country will go to solve its climate crisisChina's willingness to invest billions in a quixotic, doomed plan to create a permanent river in the sky reveals the lengths it is willing to go to to engineer its way out of a climate crisis.
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