How Wealthy UFO Fans Helped Fuel Fringe Beliefs
There is a long U.S. legacy of plutocrat-funded pseudoscience. Congress just embraced it
There is a long U.S. legacy of plutocrat-funded pseudoscience. Congress just embraced it
Science is turning to machines to unlock the secrets of the vast, mysterious pulse-of-the-planet phenomenon that is nocturnal migration.
Even supposed “climate havens” in the U.S. face a riskier future, and infrastructure often isn’t built to handle climate change. But there are steps cities can take to prepare...
From dim red to brilliant blue, stellar colors span the spectrum—and reveal how much any star brings the heat
Two studies report considerable improvements in technologies designed to help people with facial paralysis to communicate
The Human Brain Project wraps up in September after a decade. It had notable achievements and a troubled past
After atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear physicist Katharine Way persuaded the world’s greatest physicists to contribute essays to a book opposing nuclear weapons...
Though Republican presidential candidates aimed to set themselves apart from Donald Trump at Wednesday’s debate, none are seizing on climate policy or support for renewable energy manufacturing and jobs as a way to stand out...
Record-low sea ice caused Emperor Penguin chicks to die across Antarctica last year. This year could be just as bad
As climate change increases the number and severity of natural disasters, an investment in updated building codes will save billions in repairs
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