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Science

News and updates from the science team. Topics include genetics, infectious disease, psychology, and more.

Climate disasters will happen everywhere, anytime

By Rebecca Leber September 13

Wildfires are coming... for New Jersey?

By Kylie Mohr September 12

How cars ruin wild animals’ lives

By Marina Bolotnikova September 12

How rescuers find survivors after deadly earthquakes

By Neel Dhanesha September 11

Covid is on the rise again, but it’s different now

By Keren Landman September 7

The rise of artificial intelligence, explained

What if AI treats humans the way we treat animals?

By Marina Bolotnikova September 7

How sharks avoid the wrath of an extreme hurricane

By Benji Jones August 31

There’s been a shift in how we think about climate change

By Rebecca Leber August 31

How Louisiana — one of the nation’s wettest states — caught on fire

By Li Zhou August 30

The US has new Covid-19 variants on the rise. Meet Eris and Fornax.

By Rachel DuRose August 30

Why Hurricane Idalia is so dangerous, explained in 7 maps

By Umair Irfan and Benji Jones August 30

AI-discovered drugs will be for sale sooner than you think

By Rachel DuRose August 25

A new international space race is on — and it could junk up our pristine moon

By Rachel DuRose August 24

The human feet that routinely wash ashore in the Pacific Northwest, explained

By Umair Irfan August 23

Runners can be disqualified for starting after the gun. What gives?

By Noam Hassenfeld and Brian Resnick August 23

A disgraced Harvard professor sued them for millions. Their recourse: GoFundMe.

By Kelsey Piper August 23

Hurricane Hilary soaked an already wet California. Is the drought over?

By Benji Jones August 22

Meditation is more than either stress relief or enlightenment

By Oshan Jarow August 22

5 Updates

What we know about the wildfires in Hawaii

By Vox Staff August 18

Hawaii could burn again. How can the government prepare?

By Rebecca Leber August 18

9 things everyone should know about Maui’s wildfire disaster

By Benji Jones August 18

How Maui’s wildfires became so apocalyptic

By Benji Jones August 14

What’s going on with your lightbulbs?

By Rachel DuRose August 12

How should we remember Trinity Site, where the first nuclear bomb was tested?

By Bryan Walsh August 11

A buzzy new study on heartburn meds and dementia doesn’t actually clarify anything

By Keren Landman August 10

This strange hurricane season may take a turn for the worse

By Umair Irfan August 10

The weight loss drug Wegovy reduces serious heart disease

By Keren Landman August 9

Is it defamation to point out scientific research fraud?

By Kelsey Piper August 9

Half the world is at risk of dengue. Why is there no universal way to prevent it?

By Rachel DuRose August 9

New York’s shark-infested waters are a good thing. Yes, really.

By Benji Jones August 8

How the pandemic messed with our perception of time

By Oshan Jarow August 8

The vital importance of a new pill for postpartum depression

By Li Zhou August 7

Why a “room-temperature superconductor” would be a huge deal

By Dylan Matthews August 7

11 unexplainable animal mysteries

By Brian Resnick August 2

Using AI, scientists bring Neanderthal antibiotics back from extinction

By Sigal Samuel August 1

Why the mosquito that spreads West Nile virus is becoming resistant to insecticides

By Keren Landman July 31

What can caged lab monkeys tell us about free human beings?

By Garet Lahvis July 30

This tick’s spit can make you allergic to meat

By Rachel DuRose July 28

This beetle’s sex is on fire. Literally.

By Benji Jones July 28

The ingenious tricks animals use to survive wildfires

By Benji Jones July 27