How Utah's 'Spiral Jetty' Is Drawing Attention to the Climate Crisis
Years of drought have exposed Robert Smithson's massive earthwork in the Great Salt Lake
Why Do Some Humans Love Chili Peppers?
An anthropologist traces the origins and paths of one of his favorite kinds of plants
The Contradictory Legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev
The Soviet leader, who died on August 30 at age 91, attempted to enact "revolution from above"
The Contentious History of Official State Foods
How a bill about muffins, chili, or plums becomes law—or doesn't
It's Time for the Fashion Industry to Launch a Farm-to-Closet Movement
For fiber and textile producers, the path to growing sustainable cotton, hemp and flax is complicated
Birds Wandering Far From Home Can Be a Boon for Local Tourism
When an internet-famous Steller’s sea eagle turned up roughly 11,000 kilometers off course in late 2021, birders flocked to catch a glimpse
How Much Meat Should We Eat?
To be sustainable, scientists say we should consume fewer animals products
Why Demetrius the Besieger Was One of History's Most Outrageous Kings
The ancient Macedonian monarch specialized in siege warfare, polygamy and sacrilege
How Long Will It Take to Understand Long Covid?
Covid long-haulers experience a litany of symptoms, and researchers have proposed a variety of theories to explain them
A New Detection System Could Save Sperm Whales From Ship Strikes
Scientists have developed a computational technique that can track whales in real time—and potentially prevent collisions
North Carolina's Oyster Trail Aims to Give the Farmed Shellfish Industry a Boost
In the tradition of wine and ale trails, the state’s new tourism offering highlights restaurants, farms, festivals and markets
Why Eelgrass in the Atlantic Ocean Faces an Uphill Battle
The Ice Age left the plant off our East Coast with less genetic diversity than its relative in the Pacific
Human Pathogens Are Hitching a Ride on Floating Plastic
Studies show that various harmful bacteria cling to microplastics in seawater
The Sea Is Slowly Consuming Quebec's Magdalen Islands
Those living in the doomed paradise face a stark choice: resist, adapt, or give in to the ravenous ocean
Why Hitler and Stalin Hated Esperanto, the 135-Year-Old Language of Peace
Jewish doctor L.L. Zamenhof created Esperanto as a way for diverse groups to easily communicate
How Indigenous Sea Gardens Produced Massive Amounts of Food for Millennia
Communities created bountiful food without putting populations at risk of collapse
How to Deal With Work Stress and Recover From Burnout
These evidence-based strategies can help you achieve healthy work-life balance
A Brief History of Airplane Hijackings, From the Cold War to D.B. Cooper
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, hijackings occurred, on average, once every five days globally
Tagged Turtles Are Helping Scientists Predict Cyclones
In the southeast Indian Ocean, turtle-borne sensors are filling in the gaps researchers need to forecast storms
James Webb Space Telescope to Release Color Images Tuesday
Scientists offer a few details about the types of images that will be shared
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