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Climate Science Is under Attack in Classrooms
Schools are a growing battlefield in climate politics as conservative states reshape their curriculum to downplay people’s contribution to rising temperatures
Schools are a growing battlefield in climate politics as conservative states reshape their curriculum to downplay people’s contribution to rising temperatures
Artificial intelligence systems in health care must be trained on the data of lived experience to prevent bias and disparities
The discovery of a hole in Earth’s protective ozone layer in 1985 led to a worldwide effort to heal it. But are there lessons that can be applied to today’s treaty talks on climate change?...
The Apollo 17 lunar lander base is creating small-scale moonquakes on a daily basis
A trapezoid was key to discovering the elusive answer to a riddle about Möbius strips
Don’t be annoyed if you fail at a certain level of the popular game Candy Crush Saga; computers also have their problems with it
Since 1970 more than 350 weather stations have experienced at least one six-hour period of a potentially deadly combination of heat and humidity. Scientists expect these episodes will increase as temperatures rise...
A brain chemical may play a role in the development of our complex brain, as well as our inclination toward obesity and addiction
The new field of digital bioacoustics is using machine learning to try decipher animal speak, including honeybee toots and quacks and whoops.
Highly processed foods resemble drugs of misuse in a number of disturbing ways
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