Browsing: Environment

February 12, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm‘Smart Underwear’ could help unlock secrets of human flatulenceAn intrepid team of scientists has created “Smart Underwear”…

Authorities in Japan have seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain in a move that is likely to inflame an ongoing diplomatic row between…

new video loaded: Trump Rejects E.P.A.’s Ability to Regulate Greenhouse GasesThe Environmental Protection Agency repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and…

In China, the rapid buildout of wind and solar power is pushing coal into decline. China is now upgrading its vast fleet of coal plants to…

February 12, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThe physics of ‘Penisgate’ and how ski jumpers flyA scandal involving allegedly enlarged ski suits ahead of…

A wet winter in California has produced a surge of wild fungi – a shroom boom that would typically have foragers cheering. But among the chanterelles…

A dozen red roses may say ‘I love you’, but many conventional bouquets carry an environmental price, having been imported by air, dipped in chemicals and…

February 11, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThe largest-ever satellite of its kind just unfurled its wings in low-Earth orbitBlueBird 6 features the biggest…

There is good news out there, even if it feels like scraps in a world on the brink. Some came last week – with plenty of…

February 11, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmHair extensions may contain chemicals linked to cancer and reproductive issuesA new study finds a variety of…