Science

cover story

As warming waters make shellfish toxic, a way of life becomes deadly for Native Alaskans
FOREVER NO MORE

Researchers blast ‘forever chemicals’ into oblivion with plasma
Fake it til you make it

Mangrove forests protect coastlines. ‘Synthetic mangroves’ could do the same for cities.
no scrubs

Science dishes out an answer on the old handwashing vs. dishwasher debate
SURFACE SLICK

Believe it or not, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was even worse than previously thought
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Most kids don’t get much schooling on climate change. Could teaching teachers help?
feelin' hot hot hot

Are Earth’s species really doomed? This study has a hot new take.
ALCHEMICAL SCIENCE

This ultra-strong nanomaterial could cut carbon emissions — and it’s made out of garbage
outliers

That dystopian hellscape keeping you up at night? It’s less likely than you think

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