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Matt Simon
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Matt Simon was a senior staff writer covering biology, robotics, and the environment. He’s the author, most recently, of
A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies
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Rock On
Scientists Just ‘Looked’ Inside Mars. Here’s What They Found
Jul 22, 2021 2:00 PM
boared to death
Hungry Wild Pigs Are Worsening Climate Change
Jul 19, 2021 3:00 PM
Sea Change
Be Very Careful Where You Build That Seawall
Jul 14, 2021 7:00 AM
Parts and Labor
Why Scientists Love Making Robots Build Ikea Furniture
Jul 9, 2021 8:00 AM
Liquid Assets
A Massive Water Recycling Proposal Could Help Ease Drought
Jul 7, 2021 7:00 AM
Climate Change
A Space Laser Shows How Catastrophic Sea Level Rise Will Be
Jun 29, 2021 11:00 AM
Light of My Life
How Underground Fiber Optics Spy on Humans Moving Above
Jun 28, 2021 12:00 PM
Power Move
Why Utilities Want to Control Your Smart Thermostat
Jun 22, 2021 3:30 PM
Gas Giant
Northern Farms Are Releasing Massive Amounts of Carbon
Jun 21, 2021 8:00 AM
Mesobot
This Robot Spies on Creatures in the Ocean's ‘Twilight Zone’
Jun 16, 2021 2:00 PM
Legging It
How Do You Make a Robot Walk on Mars? It’s a Steep Challenge
Jun 14, 2021 7:00 AM
Crisis Management
How to Protect Species and Save the Planet—at Once
Jun 10, 2021 9:00 AM
Planet Plastic
Your Clothes Spew Microfibers Before They’re Even Clothes
Jun 8, 2021 7:00 AM
Food for Thought
Peanut the Waiter Robot Is Proof That Your Job Is Safe
Jun 1, 2021 7:00 AM
Forest for the Trees
Nature Can Save Humanity From Climate Doom—but Not On Its Own
May 25, 2021 8:00 AM
hot zone
A Zombie-Fire Outbreak May Be Growing in the North
May 19, 2021 11:00 AM
Sunk Costs
Mexico City Could Sink Up to 65 Feet
May 17, 2021 7:00 AM
Creature Discomforts
Watch a Snake Robot Go for a Swim
May 12, 2021 8:00 AM
Cloud Computing
How Weird, Bouncy Cell Signals Can Help Track Wildfire Smoke
May 5, 2021 8:00 AM
Power Play
Why Not Turn Airports Into Giant Solar Farms?
May 3, 2021 7:00 AM
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