Environment
Humans Start Most Wildfires
People are responsible for much of the rising cost and ecological damage that wildfires impose
Stories by Mark Fischetti
Climate Change
What Is This “Atmospheric River” That Is Flooding California?
The San Francisco Bay Area is getting flooded with relentless rain and strong winds, just like it did a week ago, and fears of rising water are now becoming very serious
The Sciences
Great Literature Is Surprisingly Arithmetic
Great literature is surprisingly arithmetic
Cognition
Why Do Our Memories Change? [Video]
We are certain that we remember events clearly, but most of us are only half right
Environment
Groundhog Day Is Hogwash
Sure, Punxsutawney Phil is fun to watch, but his annual predictions about spring are no better than chance
Weather
The Arctic Is Getting Crazy
Feedback loops between record Arctic temperatures and the jet stream may be altering our weather
Climate Change
No Pause in Ocean Warming
Scientists, not politicians, resolve a set of controversial measurements
Environment
The Top-22 Air Polluters Revealed
A small number of industrial facilities emit an enormous share of toxics and greenhouse gases
Biology
All 2.3 Million Species Are Mapped into a Single Circle of Life
Lineages of all known species on earth are finally pieced together
New View: Carbon Is Not the Enemy
Architect William McDonough says the world should exploit carbon as an asset, not demonize it as a liability
Policy
Patent Data Show That Companies Invent in Very Different Ways
Patent data show that companies have very different strategies for invention
Behavior
Social Technologies Are Making Us Less Social
For the first time in the history of our species, we are never alone and never bored. Have we lost something fundamental about being human?
Policy
More People Than Ever Are Migrating Because of Strife
Violence and disaster are increasingly forcing people to flee inside their own country
Climate Change
Conservative Republicans Really Distrust Climate Scientists [Graphic]
They also say the scientists’ research findings are influenced by political leanings
Climate Change
8 Cartoons That Expose Climate Denial [Slide Show]
A famous scientist and a famous cartoonist dismantle what they see as the biggest threat to the planet
Public Health
Diets around the World Are Becoming More Similar
The world is entering a new era of severe obesity
Climate Change
U.S Cities Are Getting Dangerously Hot [Graphic]
A dramatic rise in “danger days” is underway
Public Health
Diets around the World Are Becoming More Similar
Diets around the globe are more similar than they used to be
Natural Disasters
More Floods for West Virginia [Graphic]
Heavy rains for the Mountain State and the U.S. Northeast are up 71 percent
Natural Disasters
Catastrophic Canadian Wildfire Is a Sign of Destruction to Come
Less snow and warmer spring mean more acres burned
