For many months, conservative lawmakers and political operatives have been targeting the scientists and lawyers behind the Climate Judiciary Project, a program meant to educate the courts about climate science, alleging that their effort constitutes a conspiracy to influence federal judges and persuade them to rule against the oil industry. Now, just as congressional investigators…
A few weeks ago, I set out to understand the breadth of scientific research conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency’s nearly defunct Office of Research and Development. For more than a half-century, this prestigious scientific arm of the federal government did groundbreaking work aimed at saving American lives. About 125 scientists had recently been told…
For more than a half-century, a prestigious scientific arm of the federal government did groundbreaking research aimed at saving American lives. It studied fertility, asthma, wildfires, drinking water, climate change and myriad other health threats. In just one year, it has been almost completely dismantled. One scientist, a doctor and expert in lung health, has…
Despite decades of effort, scientists have never recovered dinosaur DNA. Most paleontology research today still focuses on searching for traces of original organic material in fossils, but DNA has not survived the passage of time. Much of what we understand about dinosaurs comes from fossilized bones and teeth. These durable remains preserve well, but they…
The Trump administration on Friday dismissed members of an independent board that oversees the National Science Foundation, which finances much of the public scientific research in the United States. On Friday afternoon, National Science Board members received a terse email “on behalf of President Donald J. Trump” that said their position was “terminated, effective immediately.”…
This morning, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was difficult to determine the actual causes of climate change. That statement runs counter to the broad scientific consensus that human activity — namely, the burning of fossil fuels — is dangerously warming the world. As Alan Rappeport and I reported today, the comments came in remarks…
Available for 28 days For 40 years scientists have been fascinated by the exclusion zone surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. Professor Jim Smith from the University of Portsmouth is one of those scientists, a frequent visitor over the past 20 years. He joins Inside Science to explain whether the region still suffers…
Across history, humans have always been drawn to the idea that love isn’t random. In ancient Greece, Plato imagined that we were once whole beings with four arms, four legs and two faces, so radiant that Zeus split us in two; ever since, each half has roamed the earth searching for its missing other, a…
The Peppy Pulse Aura 5G router weighs 300g with a 6000mAh battery insideDual SIM smart switching automatically connects to the strongest available networkAura Pro gets 4GB RAM / 64GB storage, but the Ultra model adds 8GB RAM / 256GB storage Portable routers are often marketed as solutions for travelers and remote workers, and the Peppy…
Just as you investigate into the fascinating world of quantum mechanics, you’ll discover how Max Planck and Niels Bohr revolutionized our understanding of energy and atomic structure. Their pioneering work laid the foundation for the unpredictable yet exhilarating realm of quantum science. You will learn how Planck’s concept of quantization and Bohr’s model of the…
