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How To Price a Forest, and Other Economics Problems
A Cambridge economist discusses wealth, health, and disaster.
Why the World Cup Suddenly Has So Many Goals
NASA engineer Rabindra Mehta explains the aerodynamics of the World Cup soccer ball.
Cloudy With a Chance of War
His weather forecasts changed the world. Could his predictions of war?
Toad Orgies, Underwater AC, and Other Stories From the Storm
Most creatures flee storms, but some thrive because of them.
Do We Have the Big Bang Theory All Wrong?
One physicist’s radical reinterpretation of the cosmic microwave background.
NASA Is Going to Dip This Cup Into the Sun’s Corona
A 2018 mission will send a probe to within 4 million miles of the sun.