I am an economic historian, which means I study how economies worked in the past and how they changed over time. Many...
Would you believe that whales and wind turbines are connected? Capturing energy from wind over the ocean is already...
What has: (1) ancestors that lived with the dinosaurs; (2) many eyes and blue blood; (3) helped save the lives of many...
Treasure hunts are exciting because they can uncover things that people have overlooked. Kelp forests are like hidden...
Arsenic (As) is a toxic element frequently found in the soils, sediments, and natural waters near old industrial sites...
Glioblastoma is the most common form of brain cancer in adults and remains one of the most lethal forms of cancer...
Imagine a crime scene with no clues—no cameras, no witnesses—just a tiny hair or a drop of blood. Scientists can still...
Carbon makes up a big part of the bodies of all living things, including you. Carbon in tiny plantlike creatures that...
Millions of tiny organisms living in our soil need our help. These tiny organisms are known as soil microbes. These...
Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) help keep the Earth warm enough for us to live. But when there is too...
Did you know that the ocean plays a vital role in controlling the planet’s temperature, as well as providing food...
Seabirds, which are the birds that you might see diving for fish in the ocean, are in trouble. Since the 1950s, their...
