Shelters Stay Empty as Isaias Barrels Up the East Coast
Concerns over COVID-19 have officials urging evacuees to stay with friends and family or at hotels -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Little Evidence that Mass Transit Poses a Risk of Coronavirus Outbreaks
A major drop in public transit use coincides with concerns about reducing air pollution that can exacerbate lung conditions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Coronavirus Rages on Coasts as Hurricane Fears Rise
Dramatic increases in storm-prone areas will complicate evacuation, sheltering and recovery efforts -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID Pandemic Shows Telecommuting Can Help Fight Climate Change
In cities with relatively clean electricity and long car commutes, widespread telework could reduce greenhouse gas emissions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How Nature Helps Body and Soul
Journalist and author Florence Williams talks about her book The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How Nature Helps Body and Soul
Journalist and author Florence Williams talks about her book The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Summer Weather Won’t Save Us from Coronavirus
Though hotter, humid weather can dampen transmission, it is not enough to significantly curtail the pandemic -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID-19 and Amazon Fires Choke the Lungs of Brazilians–and the Planet
Fine dust from the burning rain forest could exacerbate coronavirus infections amid signs that the blazes might be particularly severe in 2020 -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Soot Rule Thrusts EPA into Spotlight on Race
Air pollution disproportionately impacts minority communities and proposed changes would stymie efforts to address the disparity -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Building Up in the Arctic–and Likely Worldwide
An ice-core analysis reveals the chemicals that replaced ozone-depleting substances are leading to an increase of nondegradable compounds in the environment -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Thousands of Tons of Microplastics Are Falling from the Sky
New research helps unravel how vast amounts of plastic particles travel—both regionally and globally—on the wind -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Will the Earth ‘Remember’ the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Tree rings, ice cores and sediment deposits could record changes in pollution during the global shutdown -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How the Coronavirus Has Changed Animals’ Landscape of Fear
The pandemic lockdowns are providing a window into how a wariness of humans uniquely shapes other species’ behavior -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Global CO2 Emissions Saw Record Drop During Pandemic Lockdown
The decline shows how far there is to go to curtail greenhouse gases over the long term -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Global CO2 Emissions Saw Record Drop During Pandemic Lockdown
The decline shows how far there is to go to curtail greenhouse gases over the long term -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
To Track Massive Locust Swarms, Officials Use Tool that Forecasts Smoke Plumes
The pests that have been laying waste to crops across Africa follow the winds, just like smoke -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com