
History: October 2023
Earth as a zoo; sunburned eyes
Mark Fischetti is a senior editor at Scientific American. He covers all aspects of sustainability. Follow him on Twitter @markfischetti Credit: Nick Higgins
Earth as a zoo; sunburned eyes
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
A broad genetic study has revised the prevailing narrative about how wine grapes spread around the world
Drunk intestines; speedy pigeons
Crater mystery explained; Bunsen’s burner
Computer chess master; private bathing for birds
Tornado outbreaks are moving from Texas and Oklahoma toward Tennessee and Kentucky, where people may not be prepared
King Tut’s bountiful tomb; music from fire
Artificial rain; a scientist lives on Vesuvius
As U.S. president, Jimmy Carter championed renewable energy, conservation and other then fringe efforts that are powerhouses today
New techniques and novel ingredients can greatly reduce the immense carbon emissions from cement and concrete production
Paranoid computer; Mount Everest not the highest
Hydrogen power; alcohol from moss
Psychic reward; desert sea
You may have endured a frost quake, pogonip or Saskatchewan screamer without knowing it. Take our tour of weird weather terms to find out
Tattooed corneas; sunlight on Venus
No life on the moon; safe gas at home
Booster shots for smallpox, molten moonglow
Detailed data about a host of physical and chemical forces are shaping a new view of the sea
Creation as science; climbing Mount Everest
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