This massive scientific discovery sat hidden in a drawer for decades

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Paleontology This Massive Scientific Discovery Sat Hidden in a Museum Drawer for Decades The fossil was a prehistoric bird is called Pelagornis sandersi, and its wings stretched out twice as wide as those of the great albatross.  By Flora Lichtman

Genetic Engineering Synthetic Morphology Lets Scientists Create New Life-Forms The emerging field of synthetic morphology bends boundaries between natural and artificial life By Philip Ball

Climate Change Climate Change Is Escalating California's Wildfires A new analysis finds that dry air and record-breaking temperatures linked to climate change have led to more frequent severe fires in California By Anne C. Mulkern,E&E News

Politics False 'Facts' about Science and Social Security Share Origins Fake claims that Social Security is broken and that climate action isn't urgent all come from flawed free-market ideology By Naomi Oreskes

Inequality How Social Turmoil Has Increased Witch Hunts throughout History Vicious attacks on women often accompany economic upheavals By Silvia Federici,Alice Markham-Cantor

Arts The Connection between Allergies and Climate Change Allergies on the rise, the political power of dried plants, your brain on music, and more books out this month By Amy Brady

WHAT WE'RE READING Forget designer babies. Here's how CRISPR is really changing lives The gene-editing tool is being tested in people, and the first treatment could be approved this year. By Antonio Regalado | MIT Technology Review | March 7, 2023

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