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Originally published in November 1854 Credit: Scientific AmericanAdvertisement “Sir David Brewster, who supposes the stars to be inhabited, as being…
Global temperatures are inching closer to a worrisome climate milestone, scientists reported this week. That doesn't mean ambitious climate goals…
Originally published in August 1911 Credit: Scientific AmericanAdvertisement “Unmarked by any pomp or ceremony and with a lack of ostentation…
In the years leading up to the roaring 2020s, young people were once again dropping acid. Onetime Harvard psychologist Timothy…
For centuries humans believed the ocean was so vast that it was impossible to do it measurable harm. But we…
Between us, we have more than a century of experience in climate research, literature assessment, and scholarly support for domestic…
In 1947, the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl set sail from Peru, on a balsa wood raft called Kon-Tiki. As he…
In Lidia Morawska’s home city of Brisbane on Australia’s east coast, roadside signs broadcast a simple message: ‘Wash hands, save…
Climate action taken by the world today wouldn't be noticed for decades to come, according to researchers who say warming…