Adam Kovac is a breaking news reporter at Scientific American.
Half of New York City’s population is at risk of ‘extreme’ flood damage
While New York City leads in terms of the absolute number of people threatened by flood, more than 98 percent of New Orleans’ population is at risk, according to a new study
A smoking ban for people born after 2008 may be on the cusp of becoming law in the U.K. Here’s what to know
This ban applies to various tobacco products and also seeks to beef up existing laws that restrict the sale and marketing of vapes to children
These monkeys are literally eating dirt to help digest human junk food
Gibraltar’s macaques have been observed engaging in geophagy, the consumption of soil and clay, in an apparent attempt to quell their nausea from eating fatty and salty foods offered by tourists
Former NASA astronauts launch new group to promote U.S. constitutional values
More than 100 NASA astronauts have signed on to a nonpartisan effort to promote “the principles that have propelled our nation for 250 years”