Three sports. One court. What could go wrong?

From "Colorado Brown Stain" to Dr. Strangelove, we look at the weird history (and surprising science) behind fluoridated water.

When it comes to the environment, what should we expect from Trump’s second term?

The tinned fish renaissance, fish wave feminism, and the sustainability of sardines.

Why do we care about blue moons (and other seasonal curiosities)?

Sasquatch is Southern. And its cultural and economic impact in Appalachia is sizable.

Coyotes are incredibly adept at living among humans. So how do we get better at living among them?

After more MOVE remains were found at the Penn Museum last month, we got in touch with curator Rachel Watkins to find out what happened.

It’s not fall. It’s not winter. It’s somewhere in-between. The Outside/In team has ideas for living your best life through the cold and grey of stick season.

How disasters offer a glimpse into another way to live with each other.

Have we accidentally made luxury apartments beneath our feet? And, is that a bad thing?

The federal government wants to kill one owl to save another.

How an elite university became a gruesome stop on a nationwide network of human remains trading.

A scholar and an activist make an uncompromising ultimatum.

A visit to a modern-day bone library, and a fight over the future of ethical science.

A visit to a modern-day bone library, and a fight over the future of ethical science.

 A map, a compass, a smartphone, a wheelchair… What counts as “technology” on the trail?

The team checks our voicemail and makes a shocking discovery.

How we turned one of our country’s biggest rivers into a machine - and what happens when that machine starts to break down. 

The coolest and most uplifting element is rarer than you might think.

How new findings in plant behavior science are raising questions about plant life, awareness, and even “intelligence.”

We’re outsourcing one of the most important human skills to satellites and smartphones. What would happen if GPS disappeared?

What the nose knows, why smells have such a powerful connection to memory, and Nate’s fix for garlic breath hypersensitivity.

Can scientists foster old-growth redwoods… by cutting some of the younger ones down?

Paris wants a gold medal in sustainability. Should they get one for greenwashing instead?

Poet and author Aimee Nezhukumatathil dishes up three flavors that have connected her to others – one familiar, one sweet, and one strange.

There are more than 9,000 satellites orbiting the planet. The vast majority are owned and operated by one company: Starlink.

In which we reconsider the humble spud.

Ed Yong won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the pandemic. Now, he’s focusing on another way to help: birding.