How to Detect a Man-Made Biothreat
The US government is funding tech to determine whether genetic alterations in a virus or pest are an evolutionary quirk—or a lab-engineered danger. ..
The US government is funding tech to determine whether genetic alterations in a virus or pest are an evolutionary quirk—or a lab-engineered danger. ..
California activists fought to frame climate change as an air quality problem. Now it’s federal law. ..
At a high-profile meeting in Geneva, international negotiators are moving closer toward developing rules for space actors in low Earth orbit and beyond. ..
Advocates want the government to allow more climate-related immigration and to consider those migrants “protected persons.” ..
The US-led Artemis Accords attempt to update regulations for space exploration—but they raise questions about equity and resource use. ..
The new US law contains wins for land conservation and Black farmers but misses opportunities for school lunch programs and soil erosion prevention. ..
The Limits to Growth argued that rampant pollution and resource extraction were pushing Earth to the brink. How does it hold up 50 years later? ..
The court’s decision in West Virginia v. EPA doesn’t go as far as some climate activists feared it might. But it’s a road map for future challenges. ..
The national right to abortion pushed back the age of childbearing, increased college and workforce participation, and created economically stable families. ..
SpaceX must address dozens of environmental issues before it can upgrade Starbase in Boca Chica. The launch license needed for the Starship program remains ..