In 1985, three British scientists working at the British Antarctic Survey stunned the world when they discovered that at certain times of the year
Category: Science
Lima beans, the scientific method, and saving the planet
Do you remember your first brush with the scientific method? For most of us, the six steps at the core of the scientific method
Trump delays farm-water testing. Americans get E. Coli
Donald Trump is making us sick—and I mean that literally. Some food experts are claiming that the recent outbreak of E.Coli contamination in Romaine
What I learned about killer bacteria from my doctor’s socks
The first thing I noticed when the doctor sat down in the examining room were the socks. Tucked into a pair of worn, brown-leather
Seven words now banned at the Centers for Disease Control
If you work at the Centers for Disease Control—the nation’s top public health agency—you are now officially banned from using the following seven words:
The right is right: Mueller is stacking deck against Trump
In unison, the talking heads at Fox News and Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee assaulted both current FBI Director Christopher Wray and former
Invasion of the stink bug: Icky and economically dangerous
And now, a word about the brown marmorated stink bug. If you haven’t heard of it, count yourself lucky. This autumn the stink bug,
Deleting science from EPA’s Office of Science and Technology
The EPA’s Office of Science and Technology [OST] no longer includes the word science in its mission statement. That’s a big effing deal, says
Political quotes: Unanswerable questions
This quotation from a bona fide scientist offers a fitting reproach to the anti-science Republicans who want us to live in their don’t-question-me world.
Political quotes: “The good thing about science is…”
Everything is political. Our long-running series of political quotes proves that–we think. We’re always on the lookout for quotes–contemporary and historical–that are pertinent to