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Jeanna Bryner
Scientific American
2 days ago
Hope is all well and good, but when it comes to fighting for Earth, one other motivation may be just as--or even more--powerful,
@drkatemarvel.bsky.social
told Science Quickly. Listen to the full episode here:
www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...
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Tara Haelle
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I'm super proud that our
@sciam.bsky.social
T1 diabetes pkg is a finalist for
@nihcm.bsky.social
Trade Journalism Award Finalists.
@lizszabo.bsky.social
@miriamquick.bsky.social
@jeanna.bsky.social
@jenchristiansen.com
@rachelnuwer.bsky.social
@laurenjyoung.bsky.social
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Trade Journalism Award Finalists
Recognizing excellence in writing for a specialized audience
https://nihcm.org/awards/trade-journalism/finalists
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Breathing!! Amazing, perfect splashdown.
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15 days ago
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Anastasia Klimchynskaya
15 days ago
Thrilled to share this piece of mine from The Conversation.
theconversation.com/artemis-ii-m...
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Artemis II moonshot reflects a spacefaring vision present in Jules Verne’s 19th-century novel
Going to the Moon isn’t just about science. Novelist Jules Verne predicted some of the societal ramifications modern lunar missions are creating today.
https://theconversation.com/artemis-ii-moonshot-reflects-a-spacefaring-vision-present-in-jules-vernes-19th-century-novel-280252
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Scientific American
15 days ago
🌎 NASA's Artemis II crew comes home tonight. Watch live with us here:
www.scientificamerican.com/video/watch-...
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Watch Live as
#Artemis
II crew returns home!
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15 days ago
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen
15 days ago
It's happening—we're about 2 hours away from the Artemis II mission splashdown! Here's a timeline of what to expect. Watch and follow
@sciam.bsky.social
for live updates (and s/o to
@unamandita.bsky.social
for the graphic!):
tinyurl.com/443kra4s
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Watch live as
#Artemis
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@sciam.bsky.social
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Watch live—NASA’s Artemis II’s moon flyby is underway
Today the four astronauts of Artemis II are observing the far side of the moon, setting distance records and experiencing a solar eclipse
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-artemis-iis-moon-flyby-is-getting-underway/
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Watch live as
#Artemis
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Watch live—NASA’s Artemis II’s moon flyby is underway
Today the four astronauts of Artemis II are observing the far side of the moon, setting distance records and experiencing a solar eclipse
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-artemis-iis-moon-flyby-is-getting-underway/
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We can have nice things! Follow SciAm's coverage as
#Artemis
II astronauts near an historic milestone and likely stunning pics ... of the far side of the moon.
@sciam.bsky.social
@meghanbartels.bsky.social
@jackiefmogensen.bsky.social
@clairehcameron.bsky.social
@leebillings.bsky.social
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NASA’s Artemis II moon mission nears its historic lunar flyby
The fifth day in space for Artemis II saw space suit tests, an Easter egg hunt and final preparations for an imminent close encounter with the moon
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-artemis-ii-mission-is-about-to-pass-behind-the-moon/
19 days ago
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Dakota Smith
24 days ago
Welp this is one of the coolest things I've ever seen.
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ESA Exploration
24 days ago
#Artemis
II update: Orion has separated from the rocket's upper stage 🚀 Our European Service Module is in the driving seat!
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Read more about the just launched and historic moon mission from
@nadiadrake.bsky.social
who is on the ground at KSC!
@sciam.bsky.social
#artemis
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NASA’s Artemis II launches on first crewed moon mission of the 21st century
A daring 10-day voyage will take four astronauts on a loop around the moon and set the stage for future forays to the lunar surface
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-artemis-ii-mission-launches-four-astronauts-to-the-moon/
24 days ago
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David M. Ewalt
24 days ago
Artemis II has successfully launched and the first crewed moon mission of the 21st century is on its way!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...
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NASA’s Artemis II launches on first crewed moon mission of the 21st century
A daring 10-day voyage will take four astronauts on a loop around the moon and set the stage for future forays to the lunar surface
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-artemis-ii-mission-launches-four-astronauts-to-the-moon/
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Jeanna Bryner
Scientific American
24 days ago
We're at T-10 minutes, with the final poll for launch happening NOW! 🚀 🌔 🚀 We're watching live as NASA counts to launch for the Artemis II mission around the world, come join us!
spklr.io/6002EyQBr
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Meghan Bartels
24 days ago
Need to get up to speed on the Artemis mission fast? Here's a handy guide to NASA's moon mission launching tonight! 🧪 đź”
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It feels surreal that NASA might literally make history (again) this evening with the
#Artemis
II launch (🤞). Follow coverage on
@sciam.bsky.social
. And you can Watch it Live here:
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NASA’s Artemis II moon mission heads to launch
The U.S. space agency is targeting Wednesday evening to loft four astronauts on what may be a record-breaking trip around the moon—see the spacecraft live
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-artemis-ii-moon-mission-heads-to-launch/
24 days ago
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I was surprised by yesterday's ruling on the liability of Meta and YouTube, mostly b/c this is such a knotty issue.
@sciam.bsky.social
would love to hear your thoughts. Scroll to the bottom of this article and click "Join the discussion."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jury...
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Jury finds Meta and YouTube negligent in landmark social media addiction case
A Los Angeles trial jury found that Meta and YouTube are offering products that are addictive and harmful to young users’ mental health
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/jury-finds-meta-and-youtube-negligent-in-landmark-federal-social-media/
about 1 month ago
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When
@andreatweather.bsky.social
asked
@drkatemarvel.bsky.social
what working for NASA meant to her, she said: "What a dream, right? Those four letters are magic. They stand for exploration and discovery and doing big things." Read more.
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A top climate scientist just resigned from NASA. Here's why
Climate scientist Kate Marvel talked to Scientific American about her decision to leave NASA amid federal government turmoil and funding challenges
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/top-climate-scientist-kate-marvel-just-resigned-from-nasa-heres-why/
about 1 month ago
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Anyone see Project Hail Mary? If so, come join a discussion on Scientific American around this question: How likely would you be to say "yes" to being placed in a coma for a lengthy spaceflight to another planet? Scroll to the bottom and click "join the discussion" here:
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Can future astronauts be put into comas for long-distance space travel?
The science-fiction film Project Hail Mary sees Ryan Gosling go to space in a state of suspended animation. But does the science suggest that’s possible?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-future-astronauts-be-put-into-comas-for-space-travel-like-in-project/
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Josh Fischman
7 months ago
Finally! After decades of also-runs, amazing molecular cages-which can do everything from trapping greenhouse gases to delivering and releasing drugs at specific parts of the body- won the Chemistry Nobel. Read
@megha.bsky.social
's story, here, and watch for updates today.
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2025 Chemistry Nobel Goes to Molecular Sponges That Purify Water, Store Energy, and Clean Up the Environment
Three scientists, including one from the U.S., share the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing “metal-organic frameworks,” versatile molecular cages that can trap contaminants, store energy and...
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/2025-chemistry-nobel-goes-to-molecular-sponges-that-purify-water-store/
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Do you have a favorite? Boy from Indonesia? Tim Flach is such an amazing photographer! đź’ś CATS.
@meghanbartels.bsky.social
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See Stunning Feline Photography Revealing the Science of Cats
Tim Flach captures his fascination with the science of cats in stunning photographs from his new book Feline
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stunning-cat-photos-reveal-feline-science/
7 months ago
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Allison Parshall
7 months ago
Does taking Tylenol during pregnancy increase risk of autism? The evidence is thin—and entirely correlational. Here's what to know.
@sciam.bsky.social
🧪
www.scientificamerican.com/article/does...
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Does Tylenol Use during Pregnancy Cause Autism? What the Research Shows
Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. plan to tie Tylenol use during pregnancy and folate deficiencies to rising autism rates—but the evidence is thin
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/does-tylenol-use-during-pregnancy-cause-autism-what-the-research-shows/
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Meghan Bartels
7 months ago
Bay Area quake! Get the deets here: 🧪
www.scientificamerican.com/article/magn...
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San Francisco Rattled by Predawn Earthquake
The San Francisco Bay Area was rattled early this morning by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake along the Hayward fault line
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/magnitude-4-3-earthquake-strikes-san-francisco-bay-area/
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"The fate of the cosmic cannonball is now anyone’s guess," writes
@danvergano.bsky.social
for
@sciam.bsky.social
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The Meteorite That Vanished: A Tale of Lies, Death and Smuggling
How a space rock vanished from Africa and showed up for sale across an ocean
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/inside-the-mysterious-smuggling-of-the-el-ali-meteorite/
7 months ago
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Lauren Wilson
7 months ago
Right now, millions of birds are migrating south before the onset of the boreal winter.
@ksepkalab.bsky.social
and I explore the evolutionary origins of this amazing behavior in our article for
@sciam.bsky.social
!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
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Bird Migration Is One of Nature’s Greatest Spectacles. Paleontologists Just Found Clues to Its Origin
Tiny fossils hint at when birds began making their mind-blowing journey to the Arctic to breed
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-birds-began-migrating-to-the-arctic-to-breed/
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Kate Wong
7 months ago
Chimpanzees get a surprising amount of alcohol from the fruit they eat. This discovery might bolster the "drunken monkey hypothesis" for humanity's love of liquor 🧪🍸
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Chimpanzee Consumption of Boozy Fruit May Illuminate Roots of Humanity’s Love of Alcohol
Wild chimps ingest the equivalent of multiple alcoholic beverages a day
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chimpanzee-consumption-of-boozy-fruit-may-illuminate-roots-of-humanitys-love/
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I love how this feature uses graphics to explain the latest thinking on possible Alzheimer's causes and the many treatment targets.
@sciam.bsky.social
@jenchristiansen.com
@estherlandau.bsky.social
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See How Alzheimer's Disease Works—And How the Newest Treatments Fight It
While our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease is far from complete, the latest therapies, and others in more than 100 clinical trials, offer new hope
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-new-generation-of-alzheimers-treatments-explained-in-graphics/
7 months ago
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What are your thoughts on the logic behind polar geoengineering ideas?
@sciam.bsky.social
@alecluhn.bsky.social
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Is Polar Geoengineering a Bold Fix or a Dangerous Gamble? Debate Rages among Scientists
Scientists are beginning to take clear sides on whether or not to use human-made interventions to preserve polar ice, such as pumping up seawater or launching aerosols into the atmosphere to cool the ...
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/polar-geoengineering-debate-rages-as-climate-change-melts-ice/
8 months ago
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Dr. Smith also reminded the students and advocates listening: "Nothing for us without us."
#FutureOfSickleCell
@sciam.bsky.social
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8 months ago
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I had an incredible discussion on advances in sickle cell research with Amit Jimoh, Jonathan Stiles and Robert Meller in the beautiful auditorium of our host
@msmedu.bsky.social
#FutureofSickleCell
@sciam.bsky.social
8 months ago
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Meghan Bartels
8 months ago
Today is the peak of Atlantic hurricane season. And yet, there's not even a hint of a hurricane anywhere in sight. What gives? Some cool weather stuff here: 🧪
www.scientificamerican.com/article/atla...
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At the Peak of Hurricane Season, the Atlantic Is Quiet. Here’s Why
Hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin is historically at its peak on September 10—but not this year
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/atlantic-hurricane-season-has-gone-quiet-heres-why/
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David M. Ewalt
8 months ago
@sciam.bsky.social
is at
#Morehouse
School of Medicine getting ready for a discussion on cutting-edge new treatments and the road to a cure for Sickle Cell disease. It's going to be a fascinating day, if you're in Atlanta come on by!
#FutureOfSickleCell
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-future...
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David M. Ewalt
8 months ago
"To know sickle cell disease is to know medicine." Dr. Wally Smith, Florence Neal Cooper Smith Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, encourages
#Morehouse
School of Medicine students to study the science and join Sickle Cell warriors in their fight.
#FutureofSickleCell
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Jeanna Bryner
Scientific American
8 months ago
Some black holes get extremely massive. Is there an upper limit to their growth?
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How Big Is the Biggest Black Hole?
Some black holes get extremely massive. Is there an upper limit to their growth?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-big-can-a-black-hole-get/
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There’s still time to submit your
#SciAmInTheWild
tinyurl.com/yfrrp7kb
8 months ago
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Find out if you meet one of the eligibility criteria to receive a COVID vaccine this year. The list of qualifying conditions is pretty broad and includes lifestyle risk factors such as physical inactivity:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/who-...
@meghanbartels.bsky.social
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COVID Vaccines Are Still Saving Lives—But They Will Be Harder to Get This Year
Many questions still surround COVID vaccine access this fall, but here’s what we know so far
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/who-is-eligible-for-the-covid-vaccine-in-2025-and-how-to-get-it/
8 months ago
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And it's a perfect day to subscribe for just $18/year!
www.scientificamerican.com/getsciam/
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8 months ago
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I am so excited about the advances in treating and potentially curing T1D. Fingers crossed these scale up in my son's lifetime.
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8 months ago
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My fave
#SciAmInTheWild
so far. Can you beat aliens? (
www.scientificamerican.com/anniversary-...
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8 months ago
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Kate Wong
8 months ago
Fossil teeth reveal a new species of human ancestor, one that co-existed with the earliest known members of our own genus. I love thinking about how, although Homo sapiens is the only human species around today, for most of human prehistory, multiple human species roamed the earth 🤯 🧪
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Meet the Newly Discovered Human Ancestor Identified Just by Its Teeth
Ancient teeth found in Ethiopia belong to a never-before-seen species in the Australopithecus genus of human ancestors
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-human-ancestor-identified-from-fossil-teeth/
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Gorgeous eyes!
#SciAmInTheWild
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8 months ago
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Love this sunlight feature - light boxes could truly be curative for some autoimmune diseases. And send us your
#SciAmInTheWild
submissions!
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8 months ago
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Jeanna Bryner
Scientific American
9 months ago
Meltwater from a glacier lake outburst is flooding Juneau, Alaska. Such events are likely to happen more often as climate change destabilizes ice and glacial lakes fill with more meltwater
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Why Glacial Lake Outbursts Like the One in Alaska May Happen More Often
Meltwater from a glacier lake outburst is flooding Juneau, Alaska. Such events are likely to happen more often as climate change destabilizes ice and glacial lakes fill with more meltwater
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-a-glacier-outburst-flood-alaskas-suicide-basin-explained/
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Daisy can't get enough of Scientific American!
#SciAmInTheWild
Can't wait to see the submissions. Contest Rules:
tinyurl.com/yfrrp7kb
9 months ago
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180 years of Scientific American. Join in on the fun by sharing your own selfie of your favorite issue and tag with
#SciAmInTheWild
. Prizes for the winners!
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9 months ago
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Anyone feel a tremor in westchester a few minutes ago?
9 months ago
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Terrific look-back by
@danvergano.bsky.social
. Relevant today? In 1950, red scare was fully underway, an official burned 3,000 copies of
@sciam.bsky.social
claiming they held "atomic secrets." Here's how the pub stood up for science.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-...
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U.S. Science Has Weathered Attacks Before and Won
Federal officials seized 3,000 copies of Scientific American in 1950 in a “red scare” era of attacks on science. The move backfired, and offers lessons for today
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-science-has-weathered-attacks-before-and-won/
9 months ago
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Scientific American
9 months ago
Winds from the northwest are blowing cool dry air—but also wildfire smoke—into the Midwest from Canada
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Wildfire Smoke from Canada Blankets Midwest in Haze of Bad Air Quality
Winds from the northwest are blowing cool dry air—but also wildfire smoke—into the Midwest from Canada
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wildfire-smoke-from-canada-reduces-air-quality-in-midwest/
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Scientific American
9 months ago
For 180 years, Scientific American covers have invited readers on voyages of discovery—from deep oceans to distant galaxies. Now it’s your turn! Capture your own moment of exploration with our photo challenge. Terms & Conditions apply. See official rules:
sciam.com/180contest
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