Science
Antarctica Was a Rainforest During the Times of Dinosaurs, New Study
April 3, 2020The frozen continent was once home to a swampy rainforest and had average temperatures around 53 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the new study published in the journal Nature. The world than was much warmer and sea...
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When the war on science really began
March 12, 2020A new book, The War on the EPA, tracks the history and importance of the government agency — and how efforts to undermine it began decades before Trump.
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Scientists fault gov’t and private industry response for U.S. coronavirus spread
March 6, 2020“If the administration does not rely on science...we’re set up for more of this in the future."
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Katherine Johnson, pioneering NASA mathematician, dies
February 25, 2020NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement that Katherine Johnson “helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of space even as she made huge strides that also opened doors for women and people of color.”
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Study: Inconsistent seams, player behavior behind home run uptick
December 11, 2019Changes to the roundness of the ball, surface roughness and the thickness of the laces were found to be “relatively consistent.”
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