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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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Lovely Plumage
How One Naughty Bird Cheats With Fancy Feather Structures
Apr 30, 2021 7:00 AM
Video
5 Surprising Ways to Help Save the Planet
Apr 22, 2021 8:07 PM
Gas Giant
How the US Might Reach Biden's New Climate Goal
Apr 22, 2021 5:41 PM
That'll Do, Pig
Want to Get Along With Robots? Pretend They’re Animals
Apr 19, 2021 7:00 AM
Burn Notice
The Humble Shrub That’s Predicting a Terrible Fire Season
Apr 15, 2021 7:00 AM
Synthetic Rain
Plastic Is Falling From the Sky. But Where’s It Coming From?
Apr 13, 2021 7:00 AM
gathering storm
More Lightning in the Arctic Is Bad News for the Planet
Apr 7, 2021 8:00 AM
Corps Values
Biden Wants $10 Billion for a Climate Army. It's Not Enough
Apr 1, 2021 1:32 PM
Whale Watching
Narwhal Tusks Tell a Troubling Tale
Apr 1, 2021 8:00 AM
Sticky Fingers
This Robot Could Help Fulfill Your Online Shopping Sprees
Mar 30, 2021 7:00 AM
9 to 5
Boston Dynamics’ Newest Robot Doesn’t Dance—It Works
Mar 29, 2021 6:00 AM
Flame War
How to Kill a Zombie Fire
Mar 24, 2021 7:00 AM
Shock Value
Why Covering Canals With Solar Panels Is a Power Move
Mar 19, 2021 7:00 AM
People Who Text While Walking Actually Do Ruin Everything
Mar 17, 2021 2:00 PM
Walk This Way
Watch a Shape-Shifting Robot Prowl the Big, Bad World
Mar 15, 2021 12:00 PM
mental health
The Perplexing Psychology of Returning to ‘Normal’
Mar 12, 2021 7:00 AM
Can Touch This
This Fingertip for Robots Uses Magnets to ‘Feel’ Things
Mar 10, 2021 8:00 AM
Heads Will Roll
These Sea Slugs Decapitate Themselves and Grow New Bodies
Mar 8, 2021 11:00 AM
Between the Lines
Sleuths Read Old Booby-Trapped Letters Without Opening Them
Mar 2, 2021 11:00 AM
shock value
Texas’ Icy Disaster Makes the Case for Uniting the US Grid
Feb 25, 2021 11:00 AM
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