Pandemic threat that hasn’t gone away
Lax lab safety procedures are a global problem. There should be uniform standards for biosafety for research that isn’t necessarily going to spark a...
Green shoots: Let the post-pandemic city grow wild
Every city has acres of in-between land that, if managed well, could become oases of greenery. With cities reconfiguring themselves post the pandemic,...
Cancel culture: Asked to delete references to racism, an author...
Published last year by a small children’s publisher, Candlewick Press, it drew glowing reviews, but sales were modest. So Tokuda-Hall was thrilled...
Great gig in the sky: Get ready to see more of the Northern Lights
The lights will be visible farther south because of a shift in the sun’s magnetic fields, which flip on an 11-year cycle. This phenomenon will peak in...
In a Waiting Room: Coronation and election leave UK restless
Beneath the gilded continuity of the coronation, there were signs Britain and its royal family are preparing for a new era
Subterranean royalty: All hail the king
King and queen work together to get their family started. The male “helps with every aspect of it,” Dr. Thorne said, “from the brood care to...
Perils of networking: Addressing social media’s greatest perils
Fear is weaponised even more than hate by leaders who seek to spark violence. Understanding the distinction between fear-inducing and hateful speech...
In memoriam: Wolfgang Schivelbusch, polymathic cultural historian
He wrote them in his native German (most were translated into English) from his Manhattan apartment, where he spent winters, and his home in Berlin,...
