Tag: science
‘The Science March is about respecting science, the People’s Climate March...
“The March for Science and the People's Climate March go hand-in-hand.”
Neil deGrasse Tyson on the threat of science denial
The astrophysicist says that when you have people who don't know much about science denying it and rising to power, it's a recipe for the complete dismantling of our democracy.
It’s official: Trump budget would make deep cuts to climate and...
“It's now up to Congress to restore funding, recognizing that America's economic and security interests are intertwined with the well-being of people and the planet.”
A small act of scientific civil disobedience
Big science publications put important peer-reviewed research behind expensive paywalls. But some scientists have found creative ways around them.
6 ways citizens across the U.S. are using science to build...
By collecting climate change data, monitoring air quality, and reverse-engineering insulin, locals are creating a more just and equitable society.
How important is NASA’s Earth science program that Trump wants to...
Most people know NASA for its moon shots and participation in the International Space Station; many don’t realize that NASA also supports its space mission through its Earth Science program.
Opinion: First thoughts on Trump-era science
Stanford researchers Paul and Anne Ehrlich offer suggestions on coping in a world where science suddenly feels devalued.
Beekeepers Lost 44% of Honey Bee Colonies Last Year
Beekeepers recently reported that this last year was the highest annual loss of bee colonies in the past six years.
Making Science History
The Koch brothers are buying up museum boards to influence others of their junk climate theories. Isn’t it odd that infamous science-deniers are directing a science museum?
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Could Trump’s Iran fiasco be America’s Suez crisis?
The U.S. war on Iran today, but similarities in the larger context, suggest that the United States is facing the same kind of “end of empire” moment that the British Empire faced in that historic crisis.
Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash with the press
The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?
Too much money, too little democracy: Americans across party lines reject billionaire power in...
A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.
Now you see them… now you don’t
Women leaders and Trump 2.0.