Science
#ShutDownSTEM: Scientists strike, halt research to focus on Black lives
June 11, 2020The STEM academic research community held a work-stoppage in response to the mass uprising following Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and the countless other police murders.
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COVID-19: In the U.S., science is being twisted and suppressed
April 27, 2020One lesson learned is that science must exist for the benefit of all people and not be left to the mercies of the rich and powerful.
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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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