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Meet This Museum's All-Star Arachnids and Insects
Camel spiders and giant hornets and shimmering butterflies, oh my. An arachnologist gives a behind-the-scenes tour at the California Academy ... -
Covid-19 Is Sweeping Through the Navajo Nation
The pandemic has taken an acute toll on tribal nations that are also struggling with a lack of running water, ... -
Will Wildfire Smoke Worsen the Pandemic? We're About to Find Out
When seasonal blazes descend on California, millions could be inhaling smoke, which is known to predispose people to lung diseases. ... -
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Have Dropped 17 Percent During the Pandemic
Some regions, like the US and the UK, have seen their outputs fall by a third, due in large part ... -
The Drive to Replace Summer-Only ‘Peaker’ Power Plants
These power plants run during the hottest months, when energy is in demand. But they are expensive, and they pollute ... -
It's Not Just the Extreme Heat. It's the Extreme Humidity
A new study shows rising humidity and temperatures are colliding in places like the US Gulf Coast, decades ahead of ... -
Coming Soon: A Nuclear Reactor—With a 3D Printed Core
A nuclear reactor core is one of the most extreme human-made environments on the planet. These scientists just figured out ... -
That Fresh Sea Breeze You Breathe May Be Laced With Microplastic
Researchers have discovered that the ocean is burping tiny plastic particles, which then blow onto land—and potentially into your lungs. ... -
How Albert Einstein's Son Tamed the Mississippi River
Multiple structures now keep the river from roaring into the Atchafalaya—but they may be inadequate against climate change. http://www.wired.com/ -
Wildfires Already Threaten the West. Then Came Covid-19
What if you need to mobilize first responders while keeping them socially distanced—and also potentially evacuate whole communities to safety? ...
