Satellite data shows methane emissions are declining in part of Canada’s oil patch, but more monitoring is needed

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10 Crazy Things Resulting from Hidden Contract Provisions

We often scroll past pages of endless fine print and click “I agree,” never imagining the bizarre, life-altering consequences buried within. These legal documents—from software End-User License Agreements (EULAs) to celebrity film contracts and even property deeds—are crafted to grant sweeping power to the issuer. But what happens when companiesContinue Reading

Readers Respond to the June 2025 Issue

BUBBLE SPEED In “The Quantum Bubble That Could Destroy the Universe,” Matthew von Hippel discusses vacuum decay, in which a change in the Higgs field would create an expanding quantum bubble that would transform the laws of physics within it. He describes an essay proposing that “humanity could survive vacuumContinue Reading

How to spend a perfect day in Helsinki

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Finnish people living in Helsinki — a capital set at 60 degrees north, on a peninsula surrounded by Baltic waters — don’t simply brave the elements. Instead, they revel in cold plunges, rejoice in the warmth of cedar-lined saunas and takeContinue Reading