One Drug, Two Takes

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2006 The FDA says there is no medical benefit to marijuana Tell that to the assistant D in this story, who used to prosecute drug busts but who now smokes pot to build up an appetite ravaged by AIDS . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scientists Find ‘Missing Link’ Fossil

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2006 A UC Berkeley biologist announces that a new fossil discovery links the famous "Lucy" skeleton (~ 3 million - 3.6 million years old) to an even more ancient human ancestor--from about 4.1 million years back. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Climate Researchers Feeling Heat From White House

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2006 Bush & Co have apparently been muzzling climate scientists from speaking forthrightly to the public about global warming Shocker, right? Perhaps they thought last week's head fake on giving more free rein to NASA scientists would throw reporters off the scent . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Glasnost at NASA

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2006 The space agency will now allow its scientists to speak to the media without public affairs officials muzzling them. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Global Warming and Its Discontents

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2006 As George Will tries to refute the mountains of evidence pertaining to the threat of global warming, New Yorker reporter Elizabeth Kolbert discusses her new book on the subject. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Time: Earth Is at the Tipping Point

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2006 Time magazine's special report on global warming is so worrisome that even a Bush administration scientist might take notice. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anglican Leader: Don’t Teach Creationism in Schools

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2006 Rowan Williams, the leader of the Church of England, emphatically criticizes the teaching of creationism in schools. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Top Climate Scientist Ravages Bush on ’60 Minutes’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2006 NASA scientist James Hansen says that in three decades of government work, he has "never witnessed such restrictions on the ability of scientists to communicate with the public." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Earth on Fast Track to Warming

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2006 Greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere at a rate 30 times faster than the rate of emissions that caused a period of intense warming in the Earth's past, concludes a scientific panel in St. Louis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Global Warming Is Found to Be Past ‘Tipping Point’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2006 An investigative report by The Independent (of London) concludes that a critical rise in world temperatures is now unavoidable. Comparing notes with leading scientists, the newspaper discovered that we've already apparently passed the point of no return. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Young Bush Appointee Resigns His Post at NASA

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 The 24-year-old presidential appointee tried to hush up a top climate scientist and add the word "theory" to mentions of the Big Bang. | storyAlso, he lied about graduating from Texas A&M. | blog Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dark Matter Comes Out of the Cold

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2006 Scientists for the first time have something specific to say about the most voluminous and mysterious substance in the universe. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )