Environment
Microplastics Just Showed Up in Places It Has No Business Being
Somewhere beneath three quiet lakes in Latvia, scientists pulled up mud that…
A Pen-Sized Device Built by Two Teenagers Removes 94% of Microplastics From Water in a Single Pass
Somewhere in Los Angeles, in a room full of the brightest young scientific…
What Happens When a Country Bans Products Designed to Break? France Has the Answer
Across the globe, consumers have grown used to a frustrating routine. A phone…
NASA Visualization Shows Earths Rising Seas In Unprecedented Detail
It is one thing to hear that sea levels are rising. It is another thing…
Three Nations Unite to Protect the Great Maya Forest
In a rare moment of environmental unity across borders, Mexico, Guatemala, and…
Ancient Comet Fragments Return for Dramatic Solar Encounter
In early January, a small team of amateur astronomers operating a remote…
Your Brain May Contain More Plastic Than You Think, Researchers Warn
It sounds like the plot of a dystopian novel: invisible fragments of plastic…
Florida Teen Helps Free Endangered Smalltooth Sawfish Trapped For Years
A routine day on the water turned into a once in a lifetime rescue when a…
On March 3 a Rare Blood Moon Will Stain the Sky Red for 58 Minutes, and Billions Across the World Can Watch
We spend so much of our lives looking down—at our phones, our work, or just…
Scientists Just Discovered Oxygen Is Being Created in Total Darkness — And It Changes Everything
What if one of the most basic lessons we learned in school is only part of the…