A group of people wearing yellow hard hats and vests stand near a demolition site.

Rethinking waste, one art project at a time

Artist Kaitlin Pomerantz is on a mission to repurpose the unused, forgotten fragments that glue society together  
 Environment
• July 22, 2024
Several cars sit on a flooded street

Southwest Philly: the next Atlantis?

 Environment
• July 18, 2024

The Eastwick neighborhood of Philly could experience monthly floods as soon as 2060 — a trend experts predict many other coastal cities will face in coming years

Cables interlinking reminiscent of a data center

Data centers are stressing the Irish power grid. Are fuel cells the answer?

 Tech
• June 26, 2024

A test case in Ireland may show whether the devices are the real deal or just a dodge

Image of David Holland

The climate mathematician

 Environment
• June 25, 2024

As the world warms, scientist David Holland is building a weather forecast for the polar ice caps

A woman with a pained expression on her face, pulling her shirt down slightly and scratching skin near her neck

When climate change gets under your skin

 Health
• June 18, 2024

Floods, fires, droughts and other climate calamities are contributing to a global increase in eczema

A great blue heron standing in body of water and tall grasses

When city rivers get wild

 Environment
• June 13, 2024

How a floating wetland in the middle of the Chicago River has put nature and cleaner water back on the map for city residents

A grey metallic putty is on a table, a strand of it reaches out towards a silvery cube in the top left corner

New Magnetic Playdough for Squishier Robots

 Tech
• May 29, 2024

Scientists create new magnetic material with potential applications in prototyping, healthcare and soft robotics

A portrait of mycologist Sigrid Jakob surrounded by different kinds of mushrooms, leaves, and equipment she uses to sequence them.

One woman’s mission to diversify and document New York City’s mushroom scene

 Environment
• May 6, 2024

Sigrid Jakob and other citizen mycologists are classifying fungal species before they disappear.

A blue and white robot with NYPD written on it, behind an indoor barrier in the subway

What Was New York’s New Robocop?

 Tech
• April 2, 2024

What was the robotic police officer in Times Square station doing?

The “Wild West” of childhood psychiatric prescriptions

 Health
• April 1, 2024

Current psychiatric drug use trends in kids may do more harm than good, experts say

Illustration showing characters from the movie Inside Out 2

What developmental psychologists think about Inside Out’s picture of puberty

 Social Science
• March 20, 2024

Anxiety, envy, embarrassment and boredom are the emotions of puberty in Inside Out 2. Here’s what psychologists have to say about them

Dengue wave hits Mexican coasts

 Health
• March 19, 2024

Dengue cases in Mexico have more than tripled. What does this mean for tourism?

Picture showing the Mathemalchemy exhibit

(Math + Art) × Fun = Mathemalchemy!

 Space, Physics, and Math
• March 15, 2024

The inside scoop on a mathematics fever dream turned artistic playground for all math lovers (and haters too)

An image showing a glassfrog when its blood vessels are invisible and when they are visible.

Could frogs hold the secret to preventing blood clots in humans?

 Environment
• March 14, 2024

These tiny, transparent frogs clump their red blood cells together to blend into their surroundings — without ever forming deathly clots

A close up image of a cicada

Don’t freak out, but the cicadas are coming — lots of them

 Environment
• March 13, 2024

Billions will likely emerge across the eastern half of the US this spring, but climate change is a wild card

Warming waters entice ‘flesh-eating bacteria’ further north

 Environment
• March 8, 2024

The risks are low but rising, so cook your shellfish and cover your cuts before swimming

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