In California and Florida alone, such codes have prevented $1 billion a year in structural damage | Continue reading
Pandemic highlights for the week | Continue reading
Antiracism in science must be about much more than challenging the bigoted greybeards of our past | Continue reading
Air pollution disproportionately impacts minority communities and proposed changes would stymie efforts to address the disparity | Continue reading
Public health specialist and physician Camara Phyllis Jones talks about ways that jobs, communities and health care leave Black Americans more exposed and less protected | Continue reading
Public health specialist and physician Camara Phyllis Jones talks about ways that jobs, communities and health care leave Black Americans more exposed and less protected | Continue reading
An ice-core analysis reveals the chemicals that replaced ozone-depleting substances are leading to an increase of nondegradable compounds in the environment | Continue reading
Scientists are studying the delicate mucus houses built by creatures called larvaceans, to better understand how they live. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
New research helps unravel how vast amounts of plastic particles travel—both regionally and globally—on the wind | Continue reading
A fast fire response will limit the need for mass evacuations and encampments | Continue reading
Ancient tracks reveal a previously unknown creature from the Age of Dinosaurs—answering one question but raising more | Continue reading
The first fast radio burst detected in our galaxy comes from a magnetized star, and could help to explain these cosmic enigmas | Continue reading
Doctors can triage and monitor patients faster—and sometimes more accurately—with the aid of the pocket-size machines | Continue reading
A new report says that only six of 46 clean energy sectors are making enough progress to limit warming to under 2 degrees Celsius | Continue reading
Family estrangement is painful and isolating. What are the reasons that family members cut each other off? How can we cope with or prevent broken family ties? | Continue reading
Originally published in January 1942 | Continue reading
Here are 10 ways to reduce adverse outcomes | Continue reading
Designed with slide rules in the 1950s, the stealthy high-flier still has a lot to offer | Continue reading
The psychological state of children may need special attention during COVID impacts and isolation. | Continue reading
The psychological state of children may need special attention during COVID-19 impacts and isolation. | Continue reading
June 10 is a day off from “business as usual” for non-Black academics and a day of rest for Black students, staff and faculty | Continue reading
Originally published in November 1845 | Continue reading
Quantum computing is still the province of specialized programmers—but that is likely to change very quickly | Continue reading
An academic strike is planned for this week, alongside marches and demonstrations worldwide | Continue reading
A new report advocates for governments to increase funding for projects like floodplain restoration | Continue reading
A smart combination of math and policy choices can determine a practical tax that will cut CO 2 emissions | Continue reading
Behavioral scientist Oleg Urminksy explains why you work harder when you get close to achieving a goal | Continue reading
Mysterious effects in a new generation of dark matter detectors could herald a revolutionary discovery | Continue reading
By sequencing DNA from the dust of dead sea scrolls, scientists were able to glean new clues about the ancient manuscripts. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
Some scientists call for police to stop using the chemical irritants, which could increase the risk of spreading COVID-19 | Continue reading
Some scientists call for police to stop using the chemical irritants, which could increase the risk of spreading COVID-19 | Continue reading
Originally published in July 1964 | Continue reading
What can the pandemic teach us about how people respond to adversity? | Continue reading
An epidemiologist points to new stresses in the U.S. mental health system that may persist from the novel coronavirus pandemic | Continue reading
An epidemiologist points to new stresses in the U.S. mental health system that may persist from the novel coronavirus pandemic | Continue reading
Right whales, other whales and turtles get caught in lobster trap lines, but fewer lines can maintain the same lobster catch levels. | Continue reading
An expert on climate denial offers tips for inoculating against coronavirus conspiracy notions. | Continue reading
An expert on climate denial offers tips for inoculating people against coronavirus conspiracy notions. | Continue reading
How innovation works, a history of American hurricanes, and more | Continue reading
SARS-CoV-2 came from an animal, but finding which one will be tricky—as will laying to rest speculation of a lab escape | Continue reading
Such reviews are intended to allow community input and minimize harm to the environment | Continue reading
Co-organizers of the first Black Birders Week talk about the joy of the natural world and the work outdoor-focused groups need to do to reduce racism and promote inclusion | Continue reading
Originally published in November 1945 | Continue reading
The insects emerge only every 13 or 17 years, right? Not so | Continue reading
Experts and affected communities say environmental justice must be a key component of efforts to address climate change | Continue reading
Columbia University attorney Alexis J. Hoag discusses the history of how we got to this point and the ways that researchers can help reduce bias against black Americans throughout the legal system | Continue reading