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Environmental Science
ÄIO’s fermentation process creates healthy, sustainable oils and fats by upcycling low-value industry organics.
Without even realizing it, we’ve actually become pretty god-like in our powers.
The evidence that pollution causes cancer is weak. Lifestyle factors, like smoking, obesity, and alcohol, matter far more.
This new geologic activity could be part of a thousand-year cycle, ushering in a new era of volcanism on the island.
Various environmental phenomena can play tricks on our brain.
A combination of factors make the weather at New Hampshire's Mount Washington arguably the most brutal in the world.
This minimalist map unties Asia’s mountainous geography, centered on the “Pamir Knot.”
Seventy-five years after the anomaly's discovery, scientists have finally figured out why sea levels are so much lower here.
Smarter building materials can control indoor temperatures without external power.
Today, many Maya sites are polluted with toxic levels of mercury. The contamination likely originated from cinnabar paints and art.
The Schumann resonances are the background hum of the entire planet. But they don't affect humans in any way.
Research suggests there's truth to regional stereotypes in the U.S. — with some caveats.
The material is both stronger and lighter than those used to make conventional power plant turbines.
The crisis of the Anthropocene challenges our traditional narratives and myths about humanity's place in the world. Citizen science can help.
John Templeton Foundation
Despite the enormous mass of the Earth, simply depleting our groundwater is changing our axial tilt. Simple Newtonian physics explains why.
There may be more energy in methane hydrates than in all the world’s oil, coal, and gas combined. It could be the perfect "bridge fuel" to a clean energy future.
The intensely white coloration of the shrimp is a remarkable feat of bioengineering.
Wind farms seem less productive when scientists incorporate more realistic atmospheric models into their output predictions.
Laser-guided lightning isn't the only manmade way to create lightning.
The acceptance of our cosmic loneliness and the rarity of our planet is a wakeup call.
John Templeton Foundation
Nearly 2000 years ago, Mt. Vesuvius erupted, burying Pompeii but incinerating Herculaneum. The most lethal volcanic phenomenon is at fault.
Eternal twilight.
From up close, the cracking sound of a thunderclap dominates. From far away, it's more like a drawn-out rumble. Can science explain why?
All human development, from large cities to small towns, shines light into the night sky.
The Black, Caspian, and Aral Seas are the last surviving fragments of a body of water that stretched from Austria to Turkmenistan.
Two populations that are geographically separated today once mated a very long time ago.
Was it the enormous magnitude of the quake, or is the problem with the buildings?