Science
Best-known theoretical physicist of his time, Stephen Hawking, dies
March 14, 2018“My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.”
Read moreWhat’s behind Greenland’s black snow?
February 7, 2018It sounds like something out of post-apocalyptic fiction, but the dark snow falling on land ranging from the Arctic to the Himalayas is quite real. The material found in the snow is comprised of dust and...
Read moreWho needs biodiversity?
November 1, 2017Under Trump, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has denied protection to no less than 25 species of wildlife endangered by global warming.
Read moreU.S. and Cuban scientists meet in Havana
October 19, 2017While Trump tries to reverse Pres. Obama’s normalization of U.S.-Cuba relations, scientists of the two countries are moving closer together.
Read moreHurricanes Harvey and Irma, and the storm of climate denial
September 8, 2017How many superstorms will it take before the climate deniers - congressional reps and Trump among them - realize the danger they pose?
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