It remains unclear what impact chemical dispersants will have on sea life--and only the massive, uncontrolled experiment being run in the Gulf of Mexico will tell
New York City--and other major metropolises around the globe--face an epic challenge in coping with the impacts of global warming
Automobiles are still part of the American way of life, but in many municipalities other modes of transportation are moving in on what had been car territory
Local energy sources coupled with widespread, inexpensive gadgetry will soon enable cities to become smarter, more sustainable and more self-reliant
The population bomb is being defused. It is being done without draconian measures by big government, without crackdowns on our liberties--by women making their own choices
Unmanned aerial vehicles hold great potential in their ability to provide crucial data about tornado behavior--if only the FAA allowed scientists to use them
New York University sociologist Harvey Molotch compares the devastating 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill with Deepwater to see how far the U.S. government and the oil industry have--and have not--come...
Microbial activity could end up exacerbating waters with little oxygen--as could the coating of oil
Icelandic eruptions, oil spills, deadly heat: NASA's Terra satellite has captured spectacular views of such dramatic events, documenting our planet's ever-changing visage since the satellite's five sensors saw "first light" 10 years ago...
Chemists are usually asked to invent a solution, but without considering hazardous by-products. Green chemists now are doing both with success, but will it take regulations to enforce the approach broadly?...
A traveling, evolving exhibit of science maps will eventually contain 100 entries from around the world
Bacteria and other microbes are the only thing that will ultimately clean up the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
This essay was read at the first Gathering for Gardner, held in 1993 in Atlanta
Fifty years ago Gardner launched the modern skeptical movement. Unfortunately, much of what he wrote about is still current today
For 25 years, he wrote Scientific American's Mathematical Games column, educating and entertaining minds and launching the careers of generations of mathematicians
