science

Discounting the Science

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Unraveling the Enigma of Schizophrenia

Joshua C. Kendall / Undark Mar 7, 2023 A new book argues that we are finally making progress in understanding the elusive mental health disease. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Environment

Half of World’s Glaciers Will Disappear With 1.5C of Global Warming

Daisy Dunne / Carbon Brief Jan 12, 2023 A sobering new study projects that half of the world's glaciers could disappear by 2100, even if countries reach the ambitious goal of 1.5C. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Race

Genetics and Racial Mythmaking

Ashley Smart / Undark Magazine Dec 12, 2022 As its findings are twisted to support racial violence, genetics is a field at the crossroads. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

3 Win Nobel Prize in Physics for Work to Understand Cosmos

DAVID KEYTON / The Associated Press Oct 8, 2019 Cosmologist James Peeples is credited with creating theoretical framework about the universe while two Swiss scientists found exoplanet. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Picture to illustrate CO2 emissions / greenhouse gas emissions There is an ever growing body of evidence that the way we all live is having a marked influence on our global climate. Recent studies have shown that concentrations of CO2 have reached levels

The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Polluting Our STEM Schools

Josue De Luna Navarro / OtherWords Oct 7, 2019 Polluters lost the fight on climate science, so they're spending money on something else: false solutions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Nuclear War Anywhere on Earth Would Be Our Doom

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Oct 3, 2019 As the potential for such a conflict in Asia heats up, scientists have chilling news for those far from the battleground: We will all suffer. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky: Democrats Are Failing the Test of Our Time

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Aug 22, 2019 The linguist and activist calls Donald Trump’s climate policy “a death knell for the species,” and says there’s no effective opposition. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A New Way to Slash CO2 Emissions

Gaye Taylor / Climate News Network May 19, 2019 U.S. entrepreneurs say a new technique can achieve big cuts in atmospheric carbon. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Real Climate Change Culprits Have Never Been Punished

Jill Richardson / OtherWords May 19, 2019 As far back as 1982, fossil fuel executives knew they were trading the future of the planet for a few decades of profit. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

CEOs Can’t Wait to Replace Workers With Robots

Jim Hightower / May 9, 2019 Corporate bosses are privately gushing about implementing a transformative “AI agenda” across our economy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Understanding Global Warming’s Impact on Oceans Is Vital but Complicated

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 10, 2019 The world’s oceans are a vast reservoir of heat and a slow register of natural climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )