You may have heard of Nordic walking, but what exactly does it entail? The term refers to a low-impact, but…
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Fiction Power on Trial In a future where people hold the perpetrators of the climate crisis to account, what has…
Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Karen Hopkin. Think of a top executive at a powerhouse company.…
Credit: Shutterstock Even with plenty of fish in the sea, sea dragons stand out from the crowd. The funky, fabulous…
As race season approaches, many runners have the same goal: go faster. But in a study publishing April 28 in…
As climate change warms the planet, glaciers are melting faster, and scientists fear that many will collapse by the end…
Super quick and easy to prepare, the best meal replacement shakes can provide you with the nutrients your body needs,…
The common blue violet, Viola sororia, is native to eastern North America, including Missouri. This wildflower blooms in early spring,…
Capping production of new plastics can help cut their release to the environment — and also brings other benefits, from…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When faced with terminal illness in their pets, some owners would do anything to prolong their…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Women directors on Fortune 500 boards skillfully use tactics that enable them to display warmth, competence…
CLIMATEWIRE | The world’s first carbon border fee was always expected to roil nations that export their emissions through polluting…
To the human eye, layered crystals after osmotic swelling are only visible as unclear, clumped structures. Credit: Chr. Wißler Nanosheets…
How many oil slicks are there in the ocean? Where are they, and where did they come from? These seem…
The UK government is working to change the law on gene-edited food, allowing it to be sold in the country…
Cars controlled by AI drive smoothly and more efficiently, and a computer model suggests the effect spreads to nearby drivers…
There are few things more frustrating than finding a tasty recipe online only to discover it calls for exotic ingredients…
Induced transparency: The precise control of the energy flow (indicated by glowing particles in the fog) makes the artificial material…
A drug developed for smallpox was given to a person with monkeypox in 2021, and it seemed to shorten their…
A dead little penguin washed up on a New Zealand beach. (Image credit: Shutterstock) (opens in new tab)More than 500…
The Rapha Classic cycling shoe is a staple within the luxury Rapha brand – considered the couture collection of the…
Coastal California’s redwood forests—with their lush ferns, towering trees and damp petrichor scent—might not seem to want for water, but…
After two years of breakneck research, scientists have amassed a collection of therapies to treat people with COVID-19. But now,…
The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill being introduced to Parliament will allow gene-edited crops to be developed and grown in…
During the pre-Omicron phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, regions of the U.S. had markedly different mortality rates, primarily due to…
By Christa Lesté-Lasserre Ishikari plain and Ishikari river on Hokkaido, Japan – a region that has lost many birds in…
The 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize has been awarded to Marjan Minnesma, who sued the Dutch government over its carbon emissions…
Modern day Patagonian sheepdogs are the closest living relative to now-extinct varieties of herding dogs of Victorian era Britain, according…
Chinese scientists’ claims that their “Sky Eye” telescope could have picked up signals from intelligent aliens have been met with…
A new analysis of data from the Veterans Affairs Million Veteran Program has uncovered genetic links between COVID-19 severity and…