Jul 5, 2021Why We Will Meet the Challenge of the Climate CrisisI’ve been aware of climate change since 1980 when as a junior EPA staff person, I was given an assignment of drafting a preliminary...
May 29, 2021Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollution May Impede Cognition; Aspirin Could HelpExposure to air pollution, even over the course of just a few weeks, can impede mental performance, according to a new study led by...
Apr 15, 2021In a Lamentable Year, Finland Again is the Happiest Country in the WorldThe 2021 World Happiness Report marks a somber moment as COVID-19 continues to rage on a little more than a year since it was declared a...
Apr 6, 2021The Art and Science of ‘Earth Repair’Leila Darwish is a community organizer, bioremediation educator and the author of Earth Repair: A Grassroots Guide to Healing Toxic and...
Mar 17, 2021No Longer Just ‘Girl Talk’Working during a time when women were not usually welcome in the sciences, Marie Tharp gave us foundational knowledge that is critical to...
Feb 18, 2021CO2 Dip May Have Helped Dinosaurs Walk From South America to GreenlandA new paper refines estimates of when herbivorous dinosaurs must have traversed North America on a northerly trek to reach Greenland, and...
Sep 8, 2020How to Disinfect Your Mask: A Step-by-Step GuideCities are cautiously starting to reopen in the U.S. and around the world, but social distancing and mask-wearing are likely here to stay...