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Climate Wire | President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination for secretary of energy signals a push for fossil fuels in the United States.President Trump this weekend named Chris…

Russia’s plan to reach net zero by 2060 relies on existing forests to absorb continued carbon emissionsVarnakov R/Shutterstock Countries are taking shortcuts to net-zero emissions by…

The end of the year is a time to gather with loved ones, celebrate, and enjoy rich and delicious food. But for many people, these special…

November 15, 20243 minimum readClimate change and conservation ballot measures approved even in areas where President Trump wonThe four Florida counties that voted for Trump also…

Research modeling the effects of ice melt suggests scientists are underestimating the risk of halting key ocean currents and causing climate disruption

(CLIP: Theme music)Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday to all our listeners! for scientific american’s science fastI’m Rachel Feltman. Start your week by catching up on some science…

The zebra in the fairy tale got its striped pattern because it “stands half in the shade and half out in the shade.” Author Rudyard Kipling…

Scientists may have found another reason to prioritize dental hygieneSkynesher/Getty Images Growing evidence suggests that the microbes in our mouths can put us at risk for…

“This is a great algorithm,” says Eric Demain, a computer scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “It’s very fast, simple, and easy to implement.”To implement…

This article Republished from conversation under Creative Commons License.We made our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. Through trial and error, my colleagues and…