May premium magazine: Early warnings and near misses

marine biology

An photograph of microscopic ocean plants, or phytoplankton

Beware the Blob! Ocean heat waves threaten microbes that help counter global warming

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

Woods Hole inlet with boats

We knocked the genes out of a zebrafish—and other tales from CRISPR summer school

By Dan Drollette Jr | Disruptive Technologies, Personal Essay, Special Topics, Synthetic biology