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Limiting climate change without damaging the world economy depends on stronger and smarter market signals to regulate carbon dioxide
Forget Mars -- there are plenty of more important goals we should be pursuing in space.
Appearing in the October, 1957 edition of Scientific American, this article is an early mention of a phenomenon that would come to be known as "white flight."
Your first encounter with "better" living through nanotechnology may be your sunscreen
As the nation braces for an active hurricane season, private insurers jump ship, leaving federal and state governments liable for ever increasing payouts
The blue whale is big, but nowhere near as huge as a sprawling fungus in eastern Oregon
Pets may or may not help fend off developing allergies but they will help keep the house from being antiseptically clean.
There is a reason cats prefer meaty wet food to dry kibble, and disdain sugar entirely
Does nature's proclivity to nurture override its flight mechanism?
It depends on what color you like.
Conservation for the People
Pitting nature and biodiversity against people makes little sense. Many conservationists now argue that human health and well-being should be central to conservation efforts
Future Farming: A Return to Roots?
Large-scale agriculture would become more sustainable if major crop plants lived for years and built deep root systems
Predicting Wildfires
Fires are burning more acres than ever. Where will the next blazes ignite? Can we prevent them? Should we?
The Physical Science behind Climate Change
Why are climatologists so highly confident that
human activities are dangerously warming the earth?
The Shark's Electric Sense
An astonishingly sensitive detector of electric fields helps sharks zero in on prey
Oceangoing Iron
A venture to profit from a CO2-eating algae bloom riles scientists
Can the U.S. improve fuel economy without sacrificing safety?
Toxic Bulbs
Recycling rules vary for mercury-containing fluorescents
On the Rebound
Discouraging people from using more energy just because it costs less
Cheating the standard protein tests is easy, but industry hesitates on alternatives
How did the great apes get to be so smart?
Asking the hard questions--and providing some answers
THE FAMOUS ISLANDS BEFORE AND AFTER CHARLES DARWIN
The Little Ice Age offers clues to how our society might handle
a major climate change
Deadbeat granddads, life-shortening sons and genetically bullying brothers—these are just a few effects revealed in biologist Virpi Lummaa's studies of how evolutionary forces shape later generations
Seven years ago Michael Mann introduced a graph that became an iconic symbol of humanity's contribution to global warming. He has been defending his science ever since
A pioneer in atmospheric ozone studies, Susan Solomon rewrites the history
of a fatal polar expedition
Botanist Peter H. Raven wants the world to save
its plant species. All of them.
Into the Wilds of Africa
