Environment
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
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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.
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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
Environment
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.
Climate Change
Paris Agreement Offers New Climate Covenant with Future
The pact to curb global warming receives an outpouring of support from more than 100 nations
Climate Change
Fate of World’s Coasts Rests on Melting Ice
If the Paris Agreement succeeds, coastal communities may flood terribly, but remain above the sea
Climate Change
Bleaching Hits 93 Percent of the Great Barrier Reef
Aerial surveys reveal that the giant coral reef is suffering under global warming
Climate Change
Earth Flirts with a 1.5-Degree Celsius Global Warming Threshold
Analysis suggests climate change is on track to be much warmer
Energy
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
Environment
Are Green Labels Legitimate or Just Greenwashing?
It’s buyer beware all too often when it comes to green certificates
Climate Change
Kids versus Fossil Fuels: A Chat with a Teenage Activist
Scientific American spoke with Kelsey Juliana, one of the 21 kids who are suing the U.S. government over climate change
Natural Disasters
At Least 130 Aftershocks Jolt Japan after Deadly Quake
A shallow center made the magnitude 6.4 earthquake more dangerous
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A Marvelous Example of a Kīpuka
Lava flows don't always destroy everything in their path. And we have a word for what survives
Natural Disasters
Sinking Atlantic Coastline Meets Rapidly Rising Seas
The U.S. East Coast is sinking, worsening floods from sea level rise
Environment
Coral Crisis: Great Barrier Reef Bleaching Is "The Worst We've Ever Seen"
Marine ecologist Terry Hughes talks about the ongoing bleaching of the world’s most famous coral reef
Climate Change
Greenland's Melt Season Begins Almost 2 Months Early
More than 10 percent of the ice sheet was melting as of April 10, crushing the previous record
Energy
Inside a Western Town That Refuses to Quit Coal
Coal provides the economic engine for a small town in eastern Montana
Biology
Frogs Signal Visually in Noisy Environments
The Brazilian torrent frog has the most sophisticated visual communications system yet documented for a frog species.
Environment
Why Can't We Plant Trees in Highway Medians?
There are stretches of thousands of miles of barren interstate in the U.S.
