OceansMarch 1, 2022
All Ocean Life Follows This Massive Pattern—Except Where Humans Have Interfered
Humans have shifted the weight of life in the sea
Stories by Nikk Ogasa
Nikk Ogasa is a California-based science journalist with a fondness for the environment, Earth and space, and a former editorial intern at Scientific American. Follow Ogasa on Twitter @nikkogasa.
PolicyMarch 1, 2022
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ElectronicsFebruary 1, 2022
Holographic Camera Instantly Peeks around Obstacles
New imaging tech could probe beyond corners, inside the body, and more
AnimalsFebruary 1, 2022
Arctic Krill Track Day and Night Even in Polar Darkness
Without the sun’s guiding light, these tiny animals’ behavior still follows a circadian rhythm
PolicyFebruary 1, 2022
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PolicyJanuary 1, 2022
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AnimalsJanuary 1, 2022
Potty Training Cows and Other Messy Stories from the Animal Kingdom
Wombats’ cubic poop, secret pee signals and pandas’ unusual strategy to stay warm
AgricultureDecember 17, 2021
Tweaks to U.S. Christmas Trees Could Help Them Survive Climate Change
International species and selective breeding methods are helping to preserve the evergreen tradition
BiochemistryDecember 1, 2021
Soil Microbe Could Clean Up Nuclear Waste
A bacteria-produced protein could help snag, detect or filter radioactive particles
PolicyDecember 1, 2021
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AnimalsNovember 18, 2021
Mystery of Doomed Sardine Migration Is Finally Solved
Pulses of cold seawater mislead millions of sardines into swimming along the South African coast to their death
OceansNovember 12, 2021
Half of the World’s Coastal Sewage Pollution Flows from Few Dozen Places
An analysis of roughly 135,000 watersheds reveals that large amounts of key pollutants come from human wastewater, not just agricultural runoff
ArtsNovember 10, 2021
How an Award-Winning Illustrator Weaves Emotion into Science
Award-winning science illustrator Fatinha Ramos creates intimate artwork that brings science stories to life
WaterOctober 28, 2021
Muddier Rivers Are Jeopardizing Dams and Water Quality for Millions
Climate change is flushing more sediment into the rivers that pour out of Asia’s high mountains
Drug UseOctober 18, 2021
Cigarette Smoke Kills Eye Cells
A new study reveals how tobacco from traditional or noncombusted cigarettes kills corneal cells
Planetary ScienceOctober 5, 2021
Physics Nobel Honors Breakthroughs in Understanding Climate and Other Complex Systems
Half the award goes to Giorgio Parisi for his studies of disorder and chaos. The remainder is shared between Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann for modeling global warming and climate variability
EngineeringSeptember 22, 2021
Winged Microchips Glide like Tree Seeds
The tiny sensors could gather and transmit environmental data as they drift through the air
AstronomySeptember 22, 2021
The Nail-Biting Journey of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Is About to Begin
Before it can study the first stars and galaxies, the observatory must endure a sea voyage, a rocket launch and an all-or-nothing deployment sequence in deep space
Extraterrestrial LifeAugust 1, 2021
Martian Crust Could Sustain Life through Radiation
Meteorites reveal that so long as groundwater is present, the Martian subsurface is habitable
WaterApril 1, 2021
Data Show Shifting Colors of U.S. Rivers
Satellites reveal large-scale changes in rivers’ hues