EducationOctober 13, 2023
Climate Misinformation Persists in New Middle School Textbooks
Students could be taught for the next decade that humans are only partly responsible for climate change
Stories by Katie Worth
Katie Worth is a freelance writer in Boston. She is author of Miseducation: How Climate Change Is Taught in America (Columbia Global Reports, 2021).
EducationJuly 1, 2022
Subverting Climate Science in the Classroom
Oil and gas representatives influence the standards for courses and textbooks, from kindergarten to 12th grade
Space & PhysicsDecember 1, 2015
Behind Tomorrow's Telescopes: A Bitter Rivalry from Yesterday
Old grudges between three teams of astronomers have threatened the survival of ground-based astronomy's boldest, biggest projects
Space & PhysicsFebruary 20, 2015
World’s Largest Telescope Faces Opposition from Native Hawaiian Protesters
Construction has begun on the Thirty Meter Telescope, despite continuing opposition by cultural and environmental activists
Space & PhysicsJuly 30, 2014
NASA May Put a Greenhouse on the Red Planet
Mustardlike plants could be the first Earthlings to call Mars home if NASA decides to let them hitch a ride on the next rover
EcologyMarch 15, 2014
Master of Long-Distance Aviation Loses Ground
The first bird being considered for endangered species protections due to climate change migrates 30,000 kilometers a year
EnvironmentMarch 10, 2014
Argentina and Chile Decide Not to Leave It to Beavers [Slide Show]
Importing the incisor-toothed hydrologists from Canada to the southernmost tip of South America seemed like a good idea in 1946, but it wasn’t
CultureFebruary 14, 2014
When Scientists Are Mad about Each Other
Science couples who overcame the two-body problem collaborate in the lab and the home
TechnologyJanuary 1, 2014
Titan's Seas Get an Earthly Stand-in as Robot Explores Chilean Lake
The Planetary Lake Lander is testing autonomous exploration technologies for a future mission to Saturn’s most intriguing moon
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2013
What Did the U.S. Economic Stimulus Do for Science?
Remember that $800 billion Uncle Sam spent during the Great Recession? Here are some of the consequences
HealthMarch 12, 2013
Step into the Twilight Zone: Day 36, Experiment Ends!
Mind & BrainMarch 8, 2013
Stepping into the Twilight Zone: Day 33, or, Curiosity Killed by a Cosmic Ray
EvolutionMarch 1, 2013
Step into the Twilight Zone: Day 29, or God in Outer Space
HealthFebruary 26, 2013
Step into the Twilight Zone: Day 25, or A Walk Through Santiago's Witching Hour
Mind & BrainFebruary 22, 2013
Step into the Twilight Zone: Day 22 on Mars Time Meteoric Changes to the Earth Day, as Told by a Thousand Tired Decisions
HealthFebruary 19, 2013
Step into the Twilight Zone: Day 18, Cuddle Cafes and the Dangers of Dozing
HealthFebruary 15, 2013
Step into the Twilight Zone: Day 15 on Mars Time, or, Adventures in Extraplanetary Day Drinking
HealthFebruary 12, 2013
Step into the Twilight Zone: Day 11 on Mars Time, in Which I Give Myself Cancer
HealthFebruary 8, 2013
Step into the Twilight Zone: Day 8 on Mars Time, aka Camping on Mars (Time)
HealthFebruary 5, 2013
Step into the Twilight Zone: Day 4 on Mars Time, aka Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy
Mind & BrainFebruary 1, 2013
Step into the Twilight Zone: Day 1
February 1, 2013
New Lamps May Help Astronauts Get Some Shut-Eye
New lamps could help astronauts get more shut-eye
Space & PhysicsJanuary 29, 2013
Step into the Twilight Zone: Can Earthlings Adjust to a Longer Day on Mars?
On the eve of science writer Katie Worth's experiment to live on Mars time and blog about how it feels, she explains how living between time zones across the universe without guidance from sleep scientists can prove disastrous
December 4, 2012
Casting Light on Astronaut Insomnia: ISS to Get Sleep-Promoting Lightbulbs
NASA plans an $11-million upgrade to help space station crews sleep better in orbit