Current Events

In a joint briefing at the 101st American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, NASA and NOAA revealed 2020’s scorching climate data.

A new study shows that beauty standards affect whether or not accusers are believed.

Northwell Health is using insights from website traffic to forecast COVID-19 hospitalizations two weeks in the future.

A fairly old idea, but a really good one, is about to hit the store shelves.

The attack on the Capitol forces us to confront an existential question about privacy.

A new survey shows who believes what and how it differs from what Americans believe as a whole.

Plan S is starting to take hold, but the cost is merely shifting even more to the researchers.

Spoiler: Most people actually approved of their government’s approach.

“The function of private media is to make money for the people who own the media. It is a business,” Sanders said.

How many abortions are actually performed? Survey dat reveal the complexity in the raging debate.

Most Americans don’t think twice about workplace safety. Perhaps they should. In newly updated numbers for 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 4,628 Americans met their demise while on the job.

The U.S. does have one thing in its favor: Inertia. The fact that we have been #1 for so long means that we will continue to live off of past success for several years to come. But, we can’t live on fumes forever.

How are we supposed to communicate about science in an age when political partisanship and media hype dominate the 24/7 news cycle?

To truly help developing societies, we need to answer their immediate needs.