Heat Wave Death Toll Will Rise With Thorough Count
The 117 fatalities recorded in the Pacific Northwest so far include only those directly attributed to heat -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Wildfire Smoke Drives People Indoors, Raising COVID Risk
The particulates in smoke also cause lung inflammation that may make people more susceptible to the virus -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Climate Change Could Fuel the Spread of a Flesh-Eating Parasite
Scientists caution that as the planet warms, more Americans could be exposed to varieties of the Leishmania parasite -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
People of Color Breathe More Unhealthy Air from Nearly All Polluting Sources
A trend of disproportionate exposure to deadly air pollution among Asian, Hispanic and Black people persists in most cases regardless of the emission source, a study finds -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Nature Can Help Us Prepare for the Next Pandemic
In March 2020, Ruth DeFries finished a manuscript more than five years in the making. It turned out to be both prescient and prophetic. In this document, the Columbia University professor argued that... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Four Most Pressing Science Priorities for the Next President
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The Four Most Pressing Science Priorities for the Next President
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Election Science Stakes: Environment
Scientific American senior editor Mark Fischetti talks about how this election will affect environmental science and policy. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Why a Historic Emissions Drop from COVID Is No Cause to Celebrate
The greenhouse gas reductions highlight the difficult road ahead to substantially limit global warming -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Nobelist Talks CRISPR Uses
New chemistry Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna talks about various applications of the gene editing tool CRISPR. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Inequality before Birth Contributes to Health Inequality in Adults
Improving newborn health is more essential now than ever -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Inequality before Birth Contributes to Health Inequality in Adults
Improving newborn health is more essential now than ever -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Hurricanes and Wildfires Are Compounding COVID-19 Risks
Crowded grocery stores and emergency shelters are potential concerns -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Hidden Toll of Wildfires
A huge aerial campaign seeks to understand the effects of biomass smoke on human health -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Hidden Toll of Wildfires
A huge aerial campaign seeks to understand the effects of biomass smoke on human health -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Coming or Possibly Nearly Here Storm
Former Scientific American editor Mark Alpert talks about his latest sci-fi thriller The Coming Storm, which warns about the consequences of unethical scientific research and of ignoring the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com