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Historic floods are ravaging Canada

Historic floods are ravaging Canada

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Desert critters avoid noisy wind farm turbines

Desert critters avoid noisy wind farm turbines

By Mark D. Kaufman

This is what New York City sounded like over 400 years ago

This is what New York City sounded like over 400 years ago

By Mary Beth Griggs

Crossing the Muldrow Glacier on foot

In photos: 100 years of Denali National Park

By Mallory Johns

Survivors of America’s first atomic bomb test want their place in history

Survivors of America’s first atomic bomb test want their place in history

By Kelsey D. Atherton

From the archives: 100 years of mastodon fossil fascination

From the archives: 100 years of mastodon fossil fascination

By Mark D. Kaufman

This “Spiderman” sea snail shoots webs of mucus

This “Spiderman” sea snail shoots webs of mucus

By Rachel Feltman

Asian dust might be the secret to keeping California’s sequoias alive

Asian dust might be the secret to keeping California’s sequoias alive

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

How California is saving rainwater for a sunny day

How California is saving rainwater for a sunny day

By Mary Beth Griggs

Don’t go to Death Valley looking for a ‘Super Bloom’

Don’t go to Death Valley looking for a ‘Super Bloom’

By Mary Beth Griggs

The embattled campaign for Canada’s national bird

The embattled campaign for Canada’s national bird

By Kate Baggaley

Taking manatees off the endangered species list doesn’t mean we should stop protecting them

By Sara Chodosh

What is happening with the Oroville Dam spillway?

What is happening with the Oroville Dam spillway?

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

A mysterious stranding left nearly 100 dead dolphins off the coast of Florida

A mysterious stranding left nearly 100 dead dolphins off the coast of Florida

By Eleanor Cummins

The flooding in California won’t end its three-year drought

By Mary Beth Griggs

Why thousands of dead fish flooded a New York canal

By Mary Beth Griggs

Gun control laws actually work, according to new research

Teenage Scientist Captures Arctic Ice Melt on Film

Teenage Scientist Captures Arctic Ice Melt on Film

By Laura A. Shepard

Spaceport America’s Open House Was A Tribute To Empty Space

Private Space Flight

Spaceport America’s Open House Was A Tribute To Empty Space

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Giphy’s Loop Dreams Exhibit Is The Internet In Physical Form

Giphy’s Loop Dreams Exhibit Is The Internet In Physical Form

By Sara Chodosh and Peter Hess

Climate Change Is Knocking On The Door Of Our Urban Fortresses

Climate Change Is Knocking On The Door Of Our Urban Fortresses

How Safe is the Hudson?

How Safe is the Hudson?

By Stacy Morford

The Cockroach Papers: A Compendium of History and Lore

The Cockroach Papers: A Compendium of History and Lore

The NYC Subway Will Help You Convert Fahrenheit To Celsius

The NYC Subway Will Help You Convert Fahrenheit To Celsius

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Can We Make Our Subways Flood-Proof Or What?

Can We Make Our Subways Flood-Proof Or What?

map of zika infected area

Florida Health Officials Confirm 10 New Cases Of Locally Acquired Zika Infection

By Claire Maldarelli

What is ice cream?

Museum Of Ice Cream Delivers A Scoop Of Science, But Only If You Ask For It

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Four Non-Travel Zika Cases Under Investigation In South Florida

Four Non-Travel Zika Cases Under Investigation In South Florida

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

New Yorkers Crowd Busy Streets To Watch The Sunset

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

An Account of The Algal Affliction in Florida

An Account of The Algal Affliction in Florida

Melting Glaciers are Shaking the Earth Under Our Feet

Melting Glaciers are Shaking the Earth Under Our Feet

By Stacy Morford

Arthur B. McDonald

Here Are 8 Awesome Canadian Scientists

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Half Of North America’s Electricity Will Be Emissions-Free By 2025

Half Of North America’s Electricity Will Be Emissions-Free By 2025

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

‘Mr. Robot’ Took Over A Store, And We Went Inside

‘Mr. Robot’ Took Over A Store, And We Went Inside

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

IBM Watson Can Help Find Water Wasters In Drought-Stricken California

By Mary Beth Griggs

10 Of New York City’s Most Surprising Animals

By Alexandra Ossola

California Drought Caused Plants To Evolve In Just Seven Years

By Mary Beth Griggs

Snake hunt

By Chris Sweeney

Behind the Scenes at SpaceX’s Hyperloop Pod Competition

Behind the Scenes at SpaceX’s Hyperloop Pod Competition

MIT Wins SpaceX’s Hyperloop Pod Design Competition

MIT Wins SpaceX’s Hyperloop Pod Design Competition

By Priscila Mosqueda

Gas Leaks Are Designed To Attract Turkey Vultures

Gas Leaks Are Designed To Attract Turkey Vultures

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This Is What It’s Like To Use NYC’s New Free Public Wi-Fi

This Is What It’s Like To Use NYC’s New Free Public Wi-Fi

By Annabel Edwards

How To Keep Your Backyard Chickens Bug-Free

How To Keep Your Backyard Chickens Bug-Free

By Brooke Borel

Genetically Modified Limes Are Purpler and More Healthful

Genetically Modified Limes Are Purpler and More Healthful

By Alexandra Ossola

Leopard Sharks Use Their Nose To Navigate Long Distances

Leopard Sharks Use Their Nose To Navigate Long Distances

By Grennan Milliken

We Talked To The Man Who Shot Leonardo DiCaprio (And A Bear)

We Talked To The Man Who Shot Leonardo DiCaprio (And A Bear)

How This Year’s El Niño Will Make Meteorologists Look Dumb

How This Year’s El Niño Will Make Meteorologists Look Dumb

‘Medieval Warm Period’ May Not Have Been So Warm After All

‘Medieval Warm Period’ May Not Have Been So Warm After All

By Grennan Milliken

Why The Obama Administration Rejected The Keystone XL Pipeline

Why The Obama Administration Rejected The Keystone XL Pipeline

By Mary Beth Griggs

airplanes over the mojave

What happens when the space industry collides with a tiny town?

By Sarah Scoles

Why Do Rats Love Pizza?

Inside Facebook’s artificial intelligence lab

Inside Facebook’s artificial intelligence lab

By Dave Gershgorn

Polar Bears Might Survive Ice Melting By Hunting New Prey

Polar Bears Might Survive Ice Melting By Hunting New Prey

By Grennan Milliken

Four Child Inventors Who Weren’t Arrested And One Who Was

Four Child Inventors Who Weren’t Arrested And One Who Was

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Better Know A Plague: Legionnaires’ Disease

Better Know A Plague: Legionnaires’ Disease

By Brooke Borel

Another Reason Not To Eat Sea Turtles: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Another Reason Not To Eat Sea Turtles: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Why Are There Liquid Nitrogen Canisters On NYC Sidewalks?

Why Are There Liquid Nitrogen Canisters On NYC Sidewalks?

By Rebecca Harrington

Let’s All Drink Recycled Wastewater (No, Seriously)

Let’s All Drink Recycled Wastewater (No, Seriously)

By Brooke Borel

California’s Running Dry And Nobody Knows Why

California’s Running Dry And Nobody Knows Why

By Jeneen interlandi

Krypton Can Tell How Much Water California (And Mad Max) Has Left

Krypton Can Tell How Much Water California (And Mad Max) Has Left

By Mary Beth Griggs

The Future Of The Fight Against Bed Bugs

The Future Of The Fight Against Bed Bugs

Clostridium difficile Infections Are More Common In States With Fewer Hospitals Per Person

Clostridium difficile Infections Are More Common In States With Fewer Hospitals Per Person

By Alexandra Ossola

Why Is Canada Winning The Drone Race?

Why Is Canada Winning The Drone Race?

By Andrew Rosenblum

Banning Phrases Like ‘Climate Change’ And ‘Global Warming’ Might Actually Help Florida Take Action

Banning Phrases Like ‘Climate Change’ And ‘Global Warming’ Might Actually Help Florida Take Action

By Alexandra Ossola