Changing the ocean’s chemical and biological makeup could force it to pull vast amounts of planet-warming carbon from the atmosphere. But is that a line we want to cross?
Understanding curiosity can help people—and robots—learn faster
Letters to the editors for the July/August 2024 issue of Scientific American
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The nearby star Vega, featured in the 1997 movie Contact, appears to have a smooth disk devoid of giant planets for reasons we can’t explain
Writers, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the stories
A unique crystalline compound soaks up CO2 with great efficiency
Chris Wright, CEO of a fracking services company and Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Energy, has said “there is no climate crisis”