History
History: October 2023
Earth as a zoo; sunburned eyes
Stories by Mark Fischetti
Climate Change
Our Fragile Earth: How Close Are We to Climate Catastrophe?
Lessons from past eras when Earth was a hothouse or a snowball tell us whether we are doomed by climate change or still have time to prevent that fate
Food
Wine’s True Origins Are Finally Revealed
A broad genetic study has revised the prevailing narrative about how wine grapes spread around the world
History
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: September 2023
Drunk intestines; speedy pigeons
History
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: July 2023
Crater mystery explained; Bunsen’s burner
Engineering
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: June 2023
Computer chess master; private bathing for birds
Weather
Watch Out: Tornado Alley Is Migrating Eastward
Tornado outbreaks are moving from Texas and Oklahoma toward Tennessee and Kentucky, where people may not be prepared
Engineering
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: May 2023
King Tut’s bountiful tomb; music from fire
Engineering
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: April 2023
Artificial rain; a scientist lives on Vesuvius
Renewable Energy
7 Ways Jimmy Carter Has Improved America’s Energy Future—Or Tried To
As U.S. president, Jimmy Carter championed renewable energy, conservation and other then fringe efforts that are powerhouses today
Climate Change
Solving Cement’s Massive Carbon Problem
New techniques and novel ingredients can greatly reduce the immense carbon emissions from cement and concrete production
History
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: February 2023
Paranoid computer; Mount Everest not the highest
History
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: January 2023
Hydrogen power; alcohol from moss
History
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: December 2022
Psychic reward; desert sea
Weather
Weird Weather: How to Tell a Williwaw from a Haboob
You may have endured a frost quake, pogonip or Saskatchewan screamer without knowing it. Take our tour of weird weather terms to find out
History
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: November 2022
Tattooed corneas; sunlight on Venus
Extraterrestrial Life
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: October 2022
No life on the moon; safe gas at home
Engineering
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: September 2022
Booster shots for smallpox, molten moonglow
Oceans
How the Ocean Sustains Complex Life
Detailed data about a host of physical and chemical forces are shaping a new view of the sea
Ecology
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: August 2022
Creation as science; climbing Mount Everest
