More from Marlene Cimons (Page 2)

Extreme weather can stress pregnant women—and their unborn babies
Climate Change

Extreme weather can stress pregnant women—and their unborn babies

By Marlene Cimons

Pioneering black scientist to win Nobel Prize of climate change
Climate Change

Pioneering black scientist to win Nobel Prize of climate change

By Marlene Cimons

A crack in a road
Pollution

Fixing potholes is good for your ride—and the planet

By Marlene Cimons

Fake trees could help us fight climate change
Pollution

Fake trees could help us fight climate change

By Marlene Cimons

The world’s oldest, deepest lake is full of life. Humans are changing that.
Climate Change

The world’s oldest, deepest lake is full of life. Humans are changing that.

By Marlene Cimons

This robot plants heat-resistant corals to save endangered reefs
Ocean

This robot plants heat-resistant corals to save endangered reefs

By Marlene Cimons

This powder could cheaply capture carbon pollution from power plants
Pollution

This powder could cheaply capture carbon pollution from power plants

By Marlene Cimons

Why some coastal regions flood more easily than others
Ocean

Why some coastal regions flood more easily than others

By Marlene Cimons

Loblolly pine trees in North Carolina
Renewables

Tree resin could replace fossil fuels in everything from printer ink to shoe polish

By Marlene Cimons

Gribble me this: What eats wood and poops clean energy?
Climate Change

Gribble me this: What eats wood and poops clean energy?

By Marlene Cimons

Black truffles are in trouble
Climate Change

Black truffles are in trouble

By Marlene Cimons

The surprising link between balmy winters and violent crime
Climate Change

The surprising link between balmy winters and violent crime

By Marlene Cimons

Oceans are losing a football field of seagrass every 30 minutes
Ocean

Oceans are losing a football field of seagrass every 30 minutes

By Marlene Cimons

Lyme disease is thriving thanks to climate change
Climate Change

Lyme disease is thriving thanks to climate change

By Marlene Cimons

As oceans grow more acidic, they’re eating away at their protective floors
Ocean

As oceans grow more acidic, they’re eating away at their protective floors

By Marlene Cimons

a cracked phone screen
Renewables

Your future smartphone could fix its broken screen by pulling carbon from the air

By Marlene Cimons

Scientists want to put ‘speed bumps’ in hurricane alley to slow down storms
Renewables

Scientists want to put ‘speed bumps’ in hurricane alley to slow down storms

By Marlene Cimons

Blow flies help us solve murders—but climate change is forcing them out
Climate Change

Blow flies help us solve murders—but climate change is forcing them out

By Marlene Cimons

Climate change brings rising seas—and beer prices
Climate Change

Climate change brings rising seas—and beer prices

By Marlene Cimons

Shorter winters are stunting the growth of plants
Climate Change

Shorter winters are stunting the growth of plants

By Marlene Cimons

This machine could turn your power walking into usable energy
Renewables

This machine could turn your power walking into usable energy

By Marlene Cimons

Make your home greener—and more resilient
Life Skills

Make your home greener—and more resilient

By Marlene Cimons

Devastating termite infestations threaten more damage in the wake of post-hurricane floods
Climate Change

Devastating termite infestations threaten more damage in the wake of post-hurricane floods

By Marlene Cimons

Humans have been messing with the climate for thousands of years
Agriculture

Humans have been messing with the climate for thousands of years

By Marlene Cimons

Conservation takes one scientist to the extreme
Climate Change

Conservation takes one scientist to the extreme

By Marlene Cimons

Hurricane Harvey’s record-setting floodwaters were packed with pollution and disease
Climate Change

Hurricane Harvey’s record-setting floodwaters were packed with pollution and disease

By Marlene Cimons

Trees are migrating west to escape climate change
Climate Change

Trees are migrating west to escape climate change

By Marlene Cimons

Rising temperatures are causing soil to dump more carbon dioxide into the air
Climate Change

Rising temperatures are causing soil to dump more carbon dioxide into the air

By Marlene Cimons

Warming seas are robbing some fish of their vital sense of smell
Ocean

Warming seas are robbing some fish of their vital sense of smell

By Marlene Cimons

These windows could keep the sun out while powering your house
Climate Change

These windows could keep the sun out while powering your house

By Marlene Cimons

This bacteria could boost solar panels on cloudy days
Renewables

This bacteria could boost solar panels on cloudy days

By Marlene Cimons

Old footage of sports events can help scientists track climate change
Climate Change

Old footage of sports events can help scientists track climate change

By Marlene Cimons

Scientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs
Ocean

Scientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs

By Marlene Cimons

Thinking about aliens could help us beat climate change
Climate Change

Thinking about aliens could help us beat climate change

By Marlene Cimons

A warmer planet might make deadly bacteria more resistant to antibiotics
Climate Change

A warmer planet might make deadly bacteria more resistant to antibiotics

By Marlene Cimons

Cleaner pig poop could reduce bacon’s environmental burden
Agriculture

Cleaner pig poop could reduce bacon’s environmental burden

By Marlene Cimons

Caught in a race against climate change, lizards hit an evolutionary dead end
Climate Change

Caught in a race against climate change, lizards hit an evolutionary dead end

By Marlene Cimons

When there’s a hurricane between you and the hospital, telemedicine could save the day
Climate Change

When there’s a hurricane between you and the hospital, telemedicine could save the day

By Marlene Cimons

Earth lights from the atmosphere.
Climate Change

The case for burning our way to a cleaner planet

By Marlene Cimons

To shorten flights and lower emissions, scientists are discussing the birds and the bees
Aviation

To shorten flights and lower emissions, scientists are discussing the birds and the bees

By Marlene Cimons

These plants are napping their way through climate change
Climate Change

These plants are napping their way through climate change

By Marlene Cimons

America’s most populated areas lose 175,000 acres of tree cover every year
Climate Change

America’s most populated areas lose 175,000 acres of tree cover every year

By Marlene Cimons

While you’re staring at your new phone, scientists are finding ways to recycle your old one
Climate Change

While you’re staring at your new phone, scientists are finding ways to recycle your old one

By Marlene Cimons

Algae bloom in Lake Erie, September 2017
Climate Change

A lake full of algae will wreck more than your summer swimming plans

By Marlene Cimons

Chocolate bar
Agriculture

Keep your love of chocolate from destroying the planet with this one easy fix

By Marlene Cimons

If we’re going to capture our carbon emissions, we might as well put them to use
Renewables

If we’re going to capture our carbon emissions, we might as well put them to use

By Marlene Cimons

One day your sweaty workout clothes could power electronic devices
Climate Change

One day your sweaty workout clothes could power electronic devices

By Marlene Cimons

Scientists want YOU to help them study amphibious lil plants
Climate Change

Scientists want YOU to help them study amphibious lil plants

By Marlene Cimons

Cow poop could help us make clean(er) energy
Agriculture

Cow poop could help us make clean(er) energy

By Marlene Cimons

The shape of your city could determine how hot it gets at night
Climate Change

The shape of your city could determine how hot it gets at night

By Marlene Cimons

Egg whites could help power a clean-energy future
Climate Change

Egg whites could help power a clean-energy future

By Marlene Cimons

Heart attacks seem more common after extreme temperature changes
Climate Change

Heart attacks seem more common after extreme temperature changes

By Marlene Cimons

Special ‘blankets’ could help melt monstrous snowbanks more quickly
Climate Change

Special ‘blankets’ could help melt monstrous snowbanks more quickly

By Marlene Cimons

Bats help grow our crops, but climate change has them on the move
Bats

Bats help grow our crops, but climate change has them on the move

By Marlene Cimons

Climate change revealed this U.S. military secret
Climate Change

Climate change revealed this U.S. military secret

By Marlene Cimons

The UN Climate Panel needs more women
Climate Change

The UN Climate Panel needs more women

By Marlene Cimons

People are spending more time at home.
Climate Change

Staying in is good for the environment

By Marlene Cimons

The sparrows seem to be shrinking
Climate Change

The sparrows seem to be shrinking

By Marlene Cimons

Deep-sea robots are scoping out the secret origins of algae blooms
Ocean

Deep-sea robots are scoping out the secret origins of algae blooms

By Marlene Cimons

Canaries in the coal emissions: why climate change makes birds change their tune
Climate Change

Canaries in the coal emissions: why climate change makes birds change their tune

By Marlene Cimons

Scientists are speed breeding plants in a race to beat climate change
Agriculture

Scientists are speed breeding plants in a race to beat climate change

By Marlene Cimons

Pinecones could help make buildings more energy efficient
Climate Change

Pinecones could help make buildings more energy efficient

By Marlene Cimons

Icicles on branches.
Climate Change

Scientists are enrolling trees in a wet bark contest to understand the effects of ice storms

By Marlene Cimons

The U.S. health care industry could learn a lot from India’s doctors
Pollution

The U.S. health care industry could learn a lot from India’s doctors

By Marlene Cimons