PsychologyOctober 20, 2026
We’re addicted to social media. How do we get sober?
How doctors, scientists and “anonymous” programs are working to free people from their phones
Illustration by Ari Liloan
Volume 335, Issue 4
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BiologyOctober 20, 2026
The provocative new theory that could explain aging and disease
Could disruptions in the flow of energy through mitochondria cause everything from type 2 diabetes to Alzheimer’s?
Quantum PhysicsOctober 20, 2026
Why we probably live in a multiverse
The once-fringe quantum Many Worlds theory now seems much more likely
Climate ChangeOctober 20, 2026
Inside the bold, quixotic quest to store planet-warming carbon in the ocean
These start-ups are trying to suck CO2 from the air and stash it in the sea. Is it working?
NeuroscienceOctober 20, 2026
How uncertainty breaks the brain
Can our “prediction machine” brains learn to handle a world in chaos?
AstrophysicsOctober 20, 2026
These extreme cosmic explosions are breaking physics
Astronomers are finally figuring out what powers mysterious gamma-ray bursts