All Stories by Agnieszka Biskup
- Climate
Explainer: Global warming and the greenhouse effect
Like the glass-walled greenhouses used to grow out-of-season plants, certain gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap the sun’s energy near the planet’s surface. This keeps Earth warm enough for life to flourish.
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- Environment
Polar ice feels the heat
This is the first of a two-part series on global climate change.
- Animals
Monkey math
Monkeys can estimate sums almost as quickly as people can. The finding provides insight into how math skills developed in the human brain.
