Every summer, it feels like the skies of the Pacific Northwest turn a little grayer, not from rain, but from smoke. Wildfires, once considered rare disasters, are now a near-annual...
Imagine a lake that’s been sealed off from the world for over 15 million years. No sunlight, no fresh air, no outside contact. Just ice, cold water, and… life? That’s...
If you’ve ever wondered when the Earth’s carbon problem really began, you’re not alone. It’s easy to assume that carbon levels in our atmosphere have gone up simply because “there’s...
It happens after nearly every rainy day: you step outside, and there they are—earthworms writhing on sidewalks, scattered across wet asphalt like lost wanderers. You might feel bad, puzzled, or...
Ever bought a bottle of “pure vitamin D” at the pharmacy and wondered what’s really inside? If you’ve imagined some kind of magical glowing drop or pristine white capsule packed...
You open your lab results, see numbers in red—or maybe a star next to your glucose level—and feel your stomach drop. “Is that bad? Am I sick? Should I be...
Imagine standing on Earth a billion years ago. But don’t picture jagged peaks or towering ranges stretching into the clouds. Picture something else entirely: a vast, almost featureless landscape. Flat....
You know that groan people make when you drop a pun into a conversation? That painful half-laugh, half-eye-roll response? Turns out, people everywhere—from Paris to Beijing to São Paulo—have groaned...
It’s hard to wrap your head around: the Sun is nearly 93 million miles away, a churning ball of fire we can’t ever touch or sample directly. And yet, scientists...
Imagine trying to take a clear photo of flickering candlelight from across a football field — while standing in a swimming pool. That’s what astronomers face when observing stars through...