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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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Plastic Rain
Oh Good, Hurricanes Are Now Made of Microplastics
Dec 18, 2023 7:00 AM
Climate Change
Why Deleting Carbon From the Atmosphere Is So Controversial
Dec 14, 2023 8:00 AM
Burn Notice
Don’t Worry, It’s Just ‘Fire Ice’
Dec 7, 2023 7:00 AM
All the Buzz
Cicadas Are So Loud, Fiber Optic Cables Can ‘Hear’ Them
Nov 30, 2023 10:00 AM
Cloud Computing
The Weirdest Reason the Poles Are Warming So Fast? Invisible Clouds
Nov 29, 2023 8:00 AM
Dust Is So Much More Than You Realize
Nov 27, 2023 9:00 AM
Broken Records
Emissions Should Be Plummeting. Instead, They’re Breaking Dangerous New Records
Nov 20, 2023 9:00 AM
Not Just Hot Air
You Need a Heat Pump. Soon You’ll Have More American-Made Options
Nov 17, 2023 10:30 AM
Hot Topic
Here’s How Bad Climate Change Will Get in the US—and Why There’s Still Hope
Nov 14, 2023 5:00 AM
Climate Change
The Surprising Reason Sea Creatures Are Getting Hungrier
Nov 8, 2023 9:00 AM
Climate Change
A Major Alarm Is Flashing Under Greenland’s Ice
Nov 7, 2023 11:00 AM
Agrivoltaics
The Ultra-Efficient Farm of the Future Is in the Sky
Nov 2, 2023 7:00 AM
Melting Point
If You Didn’t Care About Antarctica’s Icy Belly, You Will Now
Oct 27, 2023 2:00 PM
Clear the Air
The Surprising Way Clean Energy Will Help Save the Snowpack
Oct 23, 2023 8:00 AM
Something Fishy
Chum Salmon Are Spawning in the Arctic. It’s an Ominous Sign
Oct 18, 2023 8:00 AM
Sound Check
Why Scientists Are Bugging the Rainforest
Oct 17, 2023 11:00 AM
Brewmasters
How Hop Nerds Are Saving Your Favorite Beer From Climate Change
Oct 16, 2023 8:00 AM
Climate Change
Heat Waves in the Ground Are Getting More Extreme—and Perilous
Oct 9, 2023 8:00 AM
Climate Change
September's Record-Shattering Heat Was ‘Absolutely Gobsmackingly Bananas’
Oct 4, 2023 7:00 AM
Climate Change
New York Needs to Get Spongier—or Get Used to More Floods
Sep 29, 2023 5:26 PM
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