Articles by

Matt Simon

Don’t Worry, It’s Just ‘Fire Ice’

Fifteen years ago, Richard Davies of Newcastle University got hold of 3D images of the underwater sedimentary...

Cicadas Are So Loud, Fiber Optic Cables Can ‘Hear’ Them

One of the world’s most peculiar test beds stretches above Princeton, New Jersey. It’s a fiber optic...

The Weirdest Reason the Poles Are Warming So Fast? Invisible Clouds

If you had lived some 50 million years ago and taken a trip to the poles, you...

Dust Is So Much More Than You Realize

I’ve got a complicated relationship with my Roomba, Keith, who sometimes refuses to charge but also works...

Emissions Should Be Plummeting. Instead, They’re Breaking Dangerous New Records

Next week, world leaders will head to Dubai for the Conference of the Parties—the United Nations’ annual...

You Need a Heat Pump. Soon You’ll Have More American-Made Options

Solar panels and wind turbines get all the attention, but an underappreciated device is helping slash emissions...

Here’s How Bad Climate Change Will Get in the US—and Why There’s Still Hope

Hot off a summer of record heat, a savage wildfire that destroyed Lahaina, and hurricanes that rapidly...

The Hidden, Awful Way That Climate Change Imperils Animals

Boom and bust don’t hit much harder than in the Bering Sea. After reaching historically high numbers,...