Now that Charter has reached settlements with major record labels, it’s unclear whether the cable provider will pull the plug on users who pirate music. trib.al/BlQOOGR
Sweltering temperatures and humidity threaten the health of outdoor laborers, and there are few standards to protect them from working when it’s too hot. trib.al/Kwqqm6K
Time is of the essence for doctors handling ectopic pregnancies or incomplete miscarriages. But the Dobbs decision has created dangerous delays in care. trib.al/xCnXXKO
The zoonotic disease is now spreading from person to person. But if it finds a home in new wildlife species, it could settle in to become a permanent risk. trib.al/Tg5SSth
Scientists used painstaking research, genomics, and clever statistics to definitively track two distinct strains of the virus back to a wet market in Wuhan. trib.al/mthM0UQ
An easy-to-use database quantifies our shake-up of the planet, from fossil fuels to farming to plastics. But there are a few bright spots. trib.al/ppokBDX
On September 28 we’ll bring together scientists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and more to spotlight ways that human ingenuity can fight the climate crisis. trib.al/EihNVAM
The snooze is optional. But as climate change intensifies, Northern European countries are seeing the appeal of Spain’s controversial midday break. trib.al/qLvsUem
In 1973, Paul Erdős asked if it was possible to assemble sets of “triples”—three points on a graph—so that they abide by two seemingly incompatible rules. trib.al/50ULqVu
The Inflation Reduction Act would provide billions for Americans to modernize their homes. It’s a way to encourage mass climate action. trib.al/waDgbpa
This summer’s heat wave knocked roads, railways, and runways out of action. But existing solutions could help shore up critical infrastructure. trib.al/OnfHf31
Just out of prison, the former executive is launching a crypto-backed venture that tests the limits of his lifetime ban from the pharmaceutical industry. trib.al/zAcv5d9
Heavenly bodies are always in motion: Pushing back the asteroid probe’s blastoff date could require a new trajectory, longer travel time, and much more power. trib.al/mLwr283
The porous rock beneath the Gulf Coast launched the petroleum age. Now entrepreneurs want to turn it into a gigantic sponge for storing carbon dioxide. trib.al/3NAC7HQ
Carbon dioxide emissions aren’t the only way aviation warms the planet. Exhaust contains a host of polluting particles, from soot to nitrogen oxides. trib.al/wOChuwO
Men are more likely to buy electric vehicles, and carmakers are eager to diversify their base. But what will it take to close the gender gap? trib.al/t95y2R1
As psychedelic therapies for mental health go mainstream, companies are recruiting chemists to create patentable versions of hallucinogens. Critics say it’s all a bad trip. trib.al/9Emm5Bu
Scientists are developing vaccines to target the virus family that spawned Covid-19. Their efforts could thwart future variants, or even new related viruses. trib.al/OIjrWqG