How We Solve the Climate Crisis

Human Intelligence Created the Climate Crisis—But It’s Also the Solution Science communicator Hank Green explains how our species’ unique intelligence got us into this climate mess—and how it will help us solve it By Hank Green Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images I spend a lot of time on the Internet; it’s become my second home in the…

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Ancient humans evolved to be better teachers as technology advanced

As technology progressed, humans also got better at passing on skills to others English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images An analysis of more than 3 million years of human evolution shows that communication and technology developed in lockstep. As ancient humans came up with more advanced stone tools and other technologies, they also improved their communication and…

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Why Nobody Understands Quantum Physics review: Great on physics, low on accessibility

Niels Bohr in his lab at the University of Copenhagen Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Why Nobody Understands Quantum PhysicsFrank Verstraete and Céline Broeckaert (Macmillan (UK, on sale; US, 10 February 2026)) Quantum physics isn’t just complicated – after 100 years, there is an awful lot of it to understand. This makes writing an accessible yet comprehensive book about the…

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Massaging the neck and face may help flush waste out of the brain

Magnetic resonance imaging scan of a human brain Phanie/Sipa Press/Alamy A device that massages the face and neck boosts the brain’s waste disposal system, suggesting it could reduce the severity of conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) bathes our brain, pumped into it before leaving through a network of thin tubes called glymphatic vessels….

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