Quantum Physics
Tangled Up in Spacetime
Hundreds of researchers in a collaborative project called “It from Qubit” say space and time may spring up from the quantum entanglement of tiny bits of information
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Environment
What a Healthy Jungle Sounds Like
Species may have evolved their wide array of sounds to fill unused parts of the frequency spectrum. This could also reveal the degree of biodiversity in an ecosystem
Conservation
A Stinky Artificial Bait Could Protect Millions of Tiny Fish
Crabs and lobsters are drawn to a totally synthetic bait, which could reduce the large take of live baitfish from the sea
Conservation
Can Oil Palm Plantations and Orangutans Coexist?
Companies are partnering with environmental groups to aid the red apes, but results are elusive
Environment
Europe's Last Wild Rivers Could Soon Drown
Hundreds of hydroelectric dams planned for rivers across the Balkans would provide green energy—at a big cost
Computing
When Will Computers Have Common Sense? Ask Facebook
The social network is ramping up artificial intelligence to teach machines to figure out what users want—without human help...
Environment
Wastewater Is Key to Reducing Nitrogen Pollution
Upgrading wastewater treatment plants can dramatically reduce a municipality’s nitrogen footprint
Energy
Whatever Happened to Advanced Biofuels?
Cellulosic ethanol continues to struggle to use inedible crop waste to match ethanol from corn—and fossil fuels
Public Health
How Zika Spiraled Out of Control
The virus was a tiny, barely known annoyance. Scientists now think environmental changes made Zika explode into a global crisis
Policy
700 Drowned Migrants to Be Recovered from Sunken Smuggler Ship
Two dozen forensic scientists will analyze DNA from a wreck just exhumed from the Mediterranean seafloor
Automobiles
Electric Cars Are Not Necessarily Clean
Your battery-powered vehicle is only as green as your electricity supplier
Energy
A Microgrid Grows in Brooklyn
One New York City neighborhood’s efforts to pool local renewable energy sources reflects a larger push toward decentralized power production and consumption
Conservation
Engineers Race to Entomb the Decaying Chernobyl Reactor
A giant arch will enclose the crumbling sarcophagus before radiation leaks get worse, even as plans advance to turn the area into a nature preserve
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
Public Health
Why Ebola Survivors Struggle with New Symptoms
From Liberia in an exclusive Scientific American report, victims say they are tormented by brain deficits and more. A new study hints at hidden virus remnants or immune system overreactions...
