2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (583+ words) The fires are burning peatlands, which can release more particulate matter into the air than other wildfires By Adam Kovac edited by Claire Cameron El Niño conditions are helping to fuel wildfires across Indonesia, leaving some 100,000 people ill or injured,…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (302+ words) The looming El Niño conditions, combined with the warming effects of climate change, contributed to the historic temperatures By Mary Randolph edited by Claire Cameron Visitors to Zakrzówek Lake in Kraków, Poland, cool down in water as a heat wave…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (703+ words) Up and down the Pacific coast, dead gray whales are mysteriously washing ashore—and scientists think they know why By Ainslie Cruickshank edited by Andrea Thompson As of mid-August, 187 gray whales have been found dead this year along the West…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (376+ words) There’s more to fog than meets the eye By Meghan Bartels edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Researchers are finding microbes thriving in their own ecosystems of fog. Fog has an eerie and enchanting way of coloring how humans perceive our…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (355+ words) This tiny raccoon turned trash into toys—and taught her family how, too The endangered animals displayed a first in raccoons and their kin By Isabel Gil edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier It started when the pygmy raccoon dove into…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1024+ words) The Endangered Species Act is getting weaker Recent changes to the implementation of the Endangered Species Act could put wildlife at risk By Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Alex Sugiura & Alli Rodgers Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (270+ words) The new spaceport will support thousands of launches each year, according to SpaceX. SpaceX’s Starship lifts off from Starbase in Texas on March 6, 2025. RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk's SpaceX is ready to expand its horizons beyond its…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (231+ words) When fully grown, the octopuses that survive could eat up to four blue crabs per day in the Mediterranean Sea By Gennaro Tomma edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier “We are not introducing a new species but working on strengthening the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (571+ words) Earth's oceans just hit their hottest temperature ever—it's only going to get worse The world’s oceans hit 21.10 degrees Celsius on Saturday, breaking a record set in 2024 Average ocean temperatures hit a record 21.10 degrees Celsius (69.98 degrees Fahrenheit) on August 22, according…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (692+ words) Melting Arctic ice, threatened forests and the growing toll of extreme weather Forests, extreme weather and the realities of a warming world By Rachel Feltman, Andrea Gawrylewski, Fonda Mwangi & Alex Sugiura Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science…...