Amazon Forest Becoming Less of a Climate Change Safety Net
By JUSTIN GILLIS The ability of the Amazon basin to soak up excess carbon dioxide is weakening over […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
Measurements and Menopause
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Do breasts grow as women grow older, especially after menopause? Published: March 24, 2015 […]
Science Museums Urged to Cut Ties With Kochs
By JOHN SCHWARTZ Donations from fossil fuel companies and others who deny climate change are tainted, a letter […]
Seeking the Facts on Medical Marijuana
By CLAUDIA DREIFUS Scientific research into the appropriate uses of medical marijuana has lagged. Dr. Mark Ware would […]
When Science Is Lost in a Legal Maze
By GEORGE JOHNSON A New Mexico case highlighted how unsubstantiated notions like the health dangers of electromagnetic signals […]
Atlas V Launches MMS
Birds don’t fly this high. Airplanes don’t go this fast. The Statue of Liberty weighs less. No species […]
The Waves of the Future May Bend Around Metamaterials
By JOHN MARKOFF Scientists have learned how to construct materials that bend waves of light, sound and seismic […]
Daily Activity Summary for March 23, 2015
These are the results of my activities* for March 23, 2015: Total steps: 7248 Calories burned: 2338 Traveled: […]
Hydrogen Bomb Physicist’s Book Runs Afoul of Energy Department
By WILLIAM J. BROAD Kenneth W. Ford, who helped devise the weapon more than 50 years ago, has […]
With New Nonstick Coating, the Wait, and Waste, Is Over
By KENNETH CHANG LiquiGlide has found a way to make the interiors of some bottles permanently wet and […]