In a lab in Philadelphia, scientists are studying what it takes to kill “super coral” to understand the impact of human activities on the mysterious reefs of the deep ocean.
It’s taken two decades to clean up most of Silver Bow Creek, polluted from a century of mining. Now some Butte residents want the last two miles restored, to babble on through the city.
By JIM ROBBINS
PhotoCREDITJAXA, UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, KOICHI UNIVERSITY, RIKKYO UNIVERSITY, NAGOYA UNIVERSITY, CHIBA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MEIJI UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF AIZU AND AIST
Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft is approaching the asteroid Ryugu and should arrive this week.
By JONATHAN CORUM
NONFICTION
Must Science Conflict With Spirituality?
The astrophysicist and novelist Alan Lightman doesn’t think so. And his new book, “Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine,” explains why.
By MICHAEL SHERMER
THE NEW HEALTH CARE
I Learned I Have Sleep Apnea. It’s More Serious Than Many People Realize.
There are many treatment options for a problem that can be downright deadly.
By AUSTIN FRAKT
A Leading Climate Agency May Lose Its Climate Focus
The Trump Administration appears to be removing references to climate from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s mission statement.
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
A Space Force? The Idea May Have Merit, Some Say
The Pentagon has been cool to the president’s order to create a sixth military branch. But some lawmakers and aerospace experts, citing threats from Russia and China, say a case could be made for one.
By HELENE COOPER
Young Urban Birders, Open Your Hearts to the Treetops!
The birds come, the birds go. All that changes is the pecking order.
By PENELOPE GREEN
When an Iowa Family Doctor Takes On the Opioid Epidemic
Few primary care doctors are willing to do what Nicole Gastala has: endure the challenges of prescribing buprenorphine, a medication for opioid addiction.
By ABBY GOODNOUGH
The Trump Appointee Who’s an Addiction Specialist
Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz answers questions about the opioid crisis and how to help more doctors treat addiction
By ABBY GOODNOUGH
She Wanted You to See a Family, Not Just a Pregnant Man
The photographer Jackie Molloy followed Tanner and David for a year and a half, during which time she took some 20,000 pictures.
By JACKIE MOLLOY
Q&A
From One Mineral, Brilliant Reds and Bright Blues
Rubies and sapphires are made of the same stuff, but trace elements alter their appearances.
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