Farm Fields Release Carbon Mist during Rainstorms
Raindrops eject carbon-based blobs of soil material from wet fields, creating a mist of organic compounds above the soil. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Mount Saint Helens Is Recharging!
Recent seismic swarms under Mount Saint Helens show she's recharging her magma chamber. So why am I disappointed?
Sea Level Rise Swallows 5 Whole Pacific Islands
Evidence confirms dramatic climate change effects in the Solomon Islands
Where No Maps Have Gone Before!
There's something wonderfully thrilling about geologic maps of places we've never mapped that way before! Scientists recently mapped a brand-new island and produced a beautifully detailed map of Mercury...
A Visionary Mathematician Comes to the Silver Screen
Film and book reviews from Scientific American’s May 2016 issue
The Bowling Ball That Invaded Earth
Former Scientific American editor Mark Alpert talks about his latest science fiction thriller, The Orion Plan, featuring the method whereby aliens most likely really would colonize our planet...
Could a Lack of Water Cause Wars?
Water scarcity poses a greater risk of turmoil under global warming, the World Bank argues
Florida Reefs Begin to Dissolve Much Sooner Than Expected
Reefs are disappearing decades ahead of schedule
Stunning Cloud Maps Reveal Life on Earth
The new maps show the link between clouds, plants and animals
7 Ways to Purify Chemicals That Could Change the World
Separating substances without using heat would lower global energy use, emissions and pollution
Ocean's Oxygen Starts Running Low
Rising levels of CO2 are making it hard for fish to breathe in addition to exacerbating global warming and ocean acidification
Visiting a Desert Karst Oasis: A Vanished Lake in the Great Green Valley
The high desert Verde Valley contains some surprising oases - and a wonderful geologic history.
Visiting a Desert Karst Oasis: The Magic of Montezuma Well
An ancient lake, an underwater spring, a sinkhole, a perched water table and time combine to create a desert karst oasis
Why Kenya Is Burning 100 Tons of Elephant Ivory
Paleontologist-turned-politician Richard Leakey talks with Scientific American about his efforts to save Kenya’s wildlife
Climbing Bears Help Plants Keep Cool
Mountain-climbing bears transport cherry tree seeds, internally at first, to cooler, higher altitudes where the trees can survive as temperatures rise.
Paris Agreement Offers New Climate Covenant with Future
The pact to curb global warming receives an outpouring of support from more than 100 nations
Fate of World’s Coasts Rests on Melting Ice
If the Paris Agreement succeeds, coastal communities may flood terribly, but remain above the sea
Bleaching Hits 93 Percent of the Great Barrier Reef
Aerial surveys reveal that the giant coral reef is suffering under global warming
Earth Flirts with a 1.5-Degree Celsius Global Warming Threshold
Analysis suggests climate change is on track to be much warmer
Can Oil Companies Save the World from Global Warming?
Oil firms might pay to use CO2 emissions from power plants, but low petroleum prices could doom the effort
