- November 27, 2023
Could Tougher Building Codes Fix Climate Change?
CLIMATEWIRE | It seems almost too good to be true. But the Energy Department says one step by states would help the United States reduce future
Climate Adaptation is Backfiring – Scientific American
Andrea Thompson: Humans have been adapting to our environment as long as we’ve been around—it’s how we’ve settled everywhere from the bitter cold Arctic to
‘Shot in the Arm’ Documentary Treats Vaccine Denialism with a Dose of Empathy
Global vaccination trends are telling us both good news and bad news stories, nearly four years after the start of a global pandemic. On the
An Ancient Art Form Topples Assumptions about Mathematics
In October 2015 my time training mathematics teachers at a French high school in Port Vila, Vanuatu, was coming to an end. The principal invited
ECPR Could Prevent Many More Cardiac Arrest Deaths
Every year more than 300,000 people in the U.S. die from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, making it a leading cause of death. Improved access to
Recent FDA Warning about Bacteria in Eye Drops: What You Should Know
The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning in late October 2023 urging consumers to avoid purchasing and to immediately stop using 26 over-the-counter eye drop products
Firearm Forensics Has Proven Reliable in the Courtroom. And in the Lab
Over 10 days in early March 2022, five homeless men were shot in Manhattan and Washington, D.C. Two died. With the extraordinary tool of firearms
The Science to Be Grateful for This Year
November 22, 2023 3 min read A year of exciting ideas and research has given us much to be grateful for By Lori Youmshajekian Webb’s
Mysterious ‘Tasmanian Devil’ Space Explosion Baffles Astronomers
November 22, 2023 3 min read Scientists still can’t explain what is causing unusually bright explosions in space—but a surprising observation might offer clues By
U.S. Targets Methane Emissions in New Batch of Rules
CLIMATEWIRE | President Joe Biden pledged to use “all available tools” to rein in methane when he was elected three years ago. Now his promise is