Covid Shots for Little Kids Are Here. Now for the Hardest Part

Hesitancy, bureaucracy, inequity, and the need to explain new formulas could slow down vaccine delivery to the last unprotected group. Read more »

Brave Now Lets You Customize Search Results—for Better or Worse

The privacy-focused company’s new Goggles tool allows users to weed out the noise—whatever that might mean. Read more »

The Nightmare Politics and Sticky Science of Hacking the Climate

Spraying aerosols and sucking carbon out of the air would bring down temperatures, yes. But the unintended consequences of geoengineering could be enormous. Read more »

Russia Should Pay for Its Environmental War Crimes

The legal challenges are steep, but scientists are recording the war’s devastating impact on Ukraine’s land and wildlife. Read more »

Do Birth Control Pills Affect Your Mood? Scientists Can’t Agree

Over 100 million women are estimated to use oral contraceptives, but studies on the pill’s mental health effects raise more questions than answers. Read more »