Vapor Storms Are Threatening People and Property
More moisture in a warmer atmosphere is fueling intense hurricanes and flooding rains
Volume 325, Issue 5
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Features
Agroecology Is the Solution to World Hunger
Millions of farmers are growing and sharing food in ways that enhance nutrition, biodiversity and quality of life
Mysteries of Ancient Egypt’s Sacred Baboons Revealed
Studies of living and mummified baboons hint at why ancient Egyptians revered these pesky primates and uncover the probable location of the fabled kingdom from which they imported the animals
At Long Last, the James Webb Space Telescope Is Ready for Launch
The long-delayed successor to the Hubble Space Telescope is set to take flight in December
Departments
Advances
Early Earth's Slowing Rotation Helped Oxygen Build Up
In Case You Missed It
Tiny Vibrating Bubbles Could Make Mining More Sustainable
The Surprising Secret of Snakes' Venomous Bites
What's Brewing in a Beer Is Startling Complexity
Rivers Dump Mercury into Coastal Fisheries
Newfound Ocean Hotspot Draws Millions of Migrating Birds Each Year
The Surprising Architecture in Bees' Honeycombs
See Ominous Supercell Storm Clouds as They Barrel across the U.S.
2-D Room-Temperature Magnets Could Unlock Quantum Computing
Ancient Martian 'Lake' May Have Just Been Ephemeral Puddles
Policy
Ancient Egypt's Sacred Baboons, Vapor Storms and Fighting Hunger
Readers Respond to the July 2021 Issue
New State Laws Harm Public Health by Putting Politicians in Charge of Medicine
Climate Change
So-Called Next-Generation Nuclear Power Plants Are Being Oversold
IPCC, You've Made Your Point: Humans Are a Primary Cause of Climate Change
Climate Change Drives Escalating Drought
Arts
Poem: 'The Way of Karma'
What We Lose as Snowfall Disappears, the Science behind Aesop's Fables, and Other New Books
Pharmaceuticals
Advil, Tylenol and Similar Painkillers Used to Replace Opioids Carry Risks
History
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: November 2021
Medicine
The Quest to Overcome Gene Therapy's Failures
Gene Therapy Is Coming of Age
Four Success Stories in Gene Therapy
The Definition of Gene Therapy Has Changed
Health Care