China’s Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World

A global onslaught of cheap Chinese green power is upending everything in its path. No one is ready for its repercussions.

She Was Given Up by Her Chinese Parents—and Spent 14 Years Trying to Find a Way Back

More and more Chinese adoptees in the US are trying to reunite with their birth parents. For Youxue, it took more than a decade, and a remarkable coincidence.

He Went to Prison for Gene-Editing Babies. Now He’s Planning to Do It Again

Chinese scientist He Jiankui wants to end Alzheimer’s and thinks Silicon Valley is conducting a “Nazi eugenic experiment.”

Chinese EV Batteries Are Eating the World

China’s lithium batteries aren’t always “made in China.” Companies like BYD and CATL are building factories on nearly every continent.

23 Ways You’re Already Living in the Chinese Century

The robotics explosion. The energy revolution. The cultural takeover. It’s everything you wanted for the United States—but done better in China.

How AI Companies Got Caught Up in US Military Efforts

Two years ago, companies like Meta and OpenAI were united against military use of their tools. Now all of that has changed.

Trump Declared a Space Race With China. The US Is Losing

If you want to put people back on the moon, don’t gut the agency in charge of getting them there.

How Mormons Helped Make America’s Prepping Industry Into Big Business

How two big names in mainstream disaster preparedness helped sell Americans on fear, anxiety and a new generator.

The 3 Keys to Understanding Trump’s Retro Coup in Venezuela

This weekend’s invasion was both a throwback to the last century and a new, uniquely Trumpian nightmare—one that’s just beginning.

Phone Updates Used to Be Annoying. iOS 26 Is Awful

Is the latest iPhone operating system aesthetically appealing? No. But is it useful? Also no. At least I have company among the disgruntled.