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New images from the European Space Agency’s Biomass mission show how the satellite uses advanced radar to map flows of carbon through our planet’s most precious and remote ecosystems ...

Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss ...

The scalding Texas heat doesn't have to be a downer. Science shows you can bake cookies in a hot car, in three steps.

To celebrate Scientific American ’s 180th anniversary, we’re publishing a jigsaw every weekday to show off some of our most ...

The Headingley curator explains how water was seeped into the soil, and then moisture extracted through the first Test match ...

Sci-Hub's Alexandra Elbayan launches a memecoin in her battle against academic publishing, with critics accusing her of ...