Beneath the Surface of the New U.S. Marine Sanctuary
A 962-square-mile section of Lake Michigan was designated a U.S. National Marine Sanctuary in 2021, along the shores of Wisconsin. ...read more
Author: Vishay Singh
Scientists Scour Sewage for Coronavirus Clues
Wastewater’s gone mainstream. Epidemiologists and public health officials are using Chicago’s labyrinth of century-old sewer lines to track and even predict COVID-19 pandemic trends. ...read more
How Long Will Fukushima Stay Radioactive?
Many parts of the Japanese prefecture near the nuclear disaster are already quite free from contamination ...read more
Human Evolution in the Modern Age
Humans are still evolving, and modern technology and culture both play a role. ...read more
Understanding the Clear Indicators of Human-Induced Climate Change
In recent decades, scientists have accumulated striking evidence of environmental shifts driven by rising greenhouse gas emissions. ...read more
Bacteria Are Eating the Titanic
Batten down the hatches! A rust-eating microbe called Halomonas titanicae may completely disintegrate the shipwreck within your lifetime. ...read more
How Do Different Emotions Manifest In The Body?
5 Ancient Foods Still Eaten Today
High-Tech Digitization Methods Are Saving Ancient Knowledge at the World’s Oldest Monastery
An ambitious project at Saint Catherine's Monastery in Egypt is preserving thousands of manuscripts with crucial insights into our earliest written history. ...read more
How a Group of Former Colombian Guerrilla Fighters Became Citizen Scientists
After half a century of armed conflict, Colombia’s ex-guerillas have no war to fight. Their new mission: preserving biodiversity in the jungles they occupied for decades. ...read more