After “falling back” an hour over the past weekend, we’re all blearily adjusting to the time shift imposed on us by the end of
Category: Science
Do immunizations cause autism? Don’t ask a celebrity
We don’t take advice from celebrities on many issues, like how to avoid scandal or how to turn down Oprah’s request for an interview.
Bees matter. We need to protect them, before it’s too late
Did you know that 40 percent of our food is thrown into landfills every year? That shocking statistic comes to us courtesy of the
Fukushima’s radioactive waste water: The sins of the fathers?
I just read with horror about the radioactive waste water leaking from the damaged nuclear facility in Japan. The hurricane and tsunami that hit
I’m shocked! GOP calls Obama budget a “shocking attack on seniors”
This was, of course, entirely predictable. President Obama is the only elected official in Washington to officially propose a cut in Social Security. Moral
Beefing up the facts on global warming
In a shameless demonstration of feigned ignorance and pandering, some climate-change denying Republicans, like Representative Dana Rohrabacher of California, and Speaker John Boehner, have
What I saw at the “Forward on Climate” rally
350.org, The Sierra Club and The Hip Hop Caucus organized the largest environmental protest in US history, on February 17th, 2013, with attendance estimated
Smarter roads for the future
Twenty million miles of road snake across the surface of the earth. That’s enough pavement to wrap around the equator 833 times—or enough road
Go do your homework while I watch the game
“Do as I say, not as I do.” Do you remember that expression? It’s stuck in my memory from childhood days. Lately it has been
Nate Silver: 2012 (Data)person of the year
It’s official. Time magazine recently anointed Barack Obama as the 2012 Person of the Year. With all due respect to the editors of Time—and