
Corals Can Inherit Symbiotic Adaptations to Warming
Adult corals can reshuffle their symbiotic algae species to adapt to warming waters—and, it appears they can pass those adaptations on. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Corals Can Inherit Symbiotic Adaptations to Warming
Adult corals can reshuffle their symbiotic algae species to adapt to warming waters—and, it appears they can pass those adaptations on. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Science News Briefs from around the World
A few brief reports about international science and technology from Hungary to Japan, including one about a wine grape in France that DNA testing shows has been cultivated for almost a millennium.


Kicking Climate Change: Wins for Health, the Economy and Security
Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy talks with Scientific American’s Andrea Thompson about the widespread benefits of taking action against climate change.

The World’s Oceans Are Losing Power to Stall Climate Change
A new U.N. report predicts more powerful storms, increased risk of flooding and dwindling fisheries if greenhouse-gas output doesn’t fall

Nature Docs Avoid Habitat Destruction
BBC and Netflix nature documentaries consistently shy away from showing viewers the true extent to which we’ve damaged the planet. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Global Promises to Reduce CO2 Are Falling Short of 1.5-Degree-C Warming Goal
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is trying to push countries to ratchet up their emissions reduction efforts

New Studies Warn of Cataclysmic Solar Superstorms
New data suggest the New York Railroad Storm could have surpassed the intensity of the famous Carrington Event of 1859

Immediate Climate Action Is Needed to Avoid “Grim” Future, Scientists Warn
Global warming is already taking a higher toll than researchers projected, a new study says

Asteroid Dust Triggered an Explosion of Life on Ancient Earth
At 466 million years ago, the breakup of a large space rock may have led to major changes in our planet’s biodiversity

Deforestation Intensifies Warming in the Amazon Rain Forest
Slash-and-burn farming may actually harm local crops as a result of increased temperatures

Always Check the Copyright Date: Rocks, Rivers and the Changing Earth
Or how I was reminded that the publication date can be quite deceptive

Microplastics in Fresh Water Are Mostly Laundry Lint
Microplastic particles are everywhere, but in freshwater systems, 60 percent of particles are clothing lint from laundry.