Biden’s New $1.8-Billion Transportation Package Stars Climate Projects
Climate-related highway fixes and electric and hydrogen fuel-cell buses are among the projects getting federal help in a new round of funding
Extreme Wildfires Are Twice as Common as They Were 20 Years Ago
Extreme wildfires are increasing in frequency and intensity globally, data show for the first time
Mars Sample Return Will Change How We See Life on Earth
Despite an eye-watering price tag, bringing pieces of Mars back to Earth promises to revolutionize our understanding of life’s place in the early solar system
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mars-sample-return-will-change-how-we-see-life-on-earth/
How to Stay Cool in the Summer Heat
Heat waves are getting hotter, more frequent and longer. But there are ways to keep yourself and your community cool.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/how-to-stay-cool-in-the-summer-heat/
China Returns First-Ever Samples from the Moon’s Far Side
China’s Chang’e 6 mission has successfully returned samples from the moon’s far side, opening a new phase of the nation’s lunar space race with the U.S.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-returns-first-ever-samples-from-the-moons-far-side/
Antarctic Ice Hides 40-Million-Year-Old River System
Beneath the Antarctic ice, scientists find remnants of a giant river system that flowed for thousands of miles
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/antarctic-ice-hides-40-million-year-old-river-system/
To Follow the Real Early Human Diet, Eat Everything
Nutrition influencers claim we should eat meat-heavy diets like our ancestors did. But our ancestors didn’t actually eat that way
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/to-follow-the-real-early-human-diet-eat-everything/
How Earth Went from a Sterile Rock to a Lush, Living Planet
From microbes to mammoths, life has transformed Earth into one big living system, says Ferris Jabr, author of Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life
Learning from Great Tits' Urban Adaptability
One of Europe’s most common birds, the great tit, show an amazing adaptability to human-made habitats. There seem no limits for this species when it comes inventing new ways of acquiring food from people
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/learning-from-great-tits-urban-adaptability/
Giant Viruses Discovered in Arctic Ice Could Slow Sea-Level Rise
Scientists recently discovered giant viruses infecting algal blooms that dot the Greenland ice sheet
This 1920s Debate Explains Why So Many Americans Hate the News Media
Brawls over the honesty of online and cable news today owe their origins to World War I and a debate that divides us still
The Best Mosquito Repellents, according to Science
Mosquito experts break down how to choose and use the best mosquito repellents
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-best-mosquito-repellents-according-to-science/
Badly Designed Streets Are an Overlooked Car Crash Cause, Traffic Engineer Warns
Education and enforcement can only go so far in reducing crashes when badly designed roads are filled with large cars
Green Energy Is Getting a Boost from Iceland’s Melting Ice
Melting glaciers are creating a green energy windfall in Iceland—but for how long?
Remembering Lynn Conway, of the Conway Effect, Who Helped Launch the Computing Revolution
Lynn Conway, a trans woman and advocate for LGBTQ rights, was underappreciated and often underrecognized for her work in chip design
These Bloodsucking Leeches Jump like Striking Cobras
Scientists observed leeches jumping like striking snakes, resolving long-standing debate
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/these-bloodsucking-leeches-jump-like-striking-cobras/
Einstein’s Time Dilation Calculated More Precisely Than Ever with Exploding Stars
Analyzing 1,504 supernovae into the distant universe, astronomers have shown the clearest evidence yet for cosmological time dilation as predicted by Einstein
Remote Island of Great Nicobar Threatened by Container Terminal
A container port the Indian government plans for this remote island threatens unique Indigenous cultures and biodiversity
Researchers Sample Antarctic Sea Ice amid Rapid Melting
To unravel the effects of melting sea ice, researchers drill the frozen waters around Antarctica and receive a surprise visit from a group of penguins.
Help a Traveling Salesman Find Every Route in this Math Puzzle
Try to solve a traveling salesman’s directional dilemma