Dear subscribers, As I write this, the skies above New York City, where most of the SciAm staff resides, are smoky to the point of burning one's throat during a brief walk outside. The polluted air is not from a wildfire in our backyard but rather from more than 1,000 miles away in northwestern Ontario. According to SciAm's resident weather expert Andrea Thompson, "the area of high pressure that is causing yet another heat dome over the central U.S. is resulting in a clockwise flow of air is pushing wildfire smoke down to ground level and toward the southeast." The haze is a reminder of just how connected humans are, for good and bad. Hunkering down indoors is a great opportunity to catch up on fascinating science developments in the world, and I hope you enjoy some of my favorite reads from the last few weeks listed below. We've had some changes at Scientific American (which you can read about if you search the news), but rest assured we're as committed as ever to delivering you awe-inspiring science news you can trust every day.
Wishing you clear skies wherever you are,
Jeanna Bryner Editor in Chief |
