History of Science

An illuminating new documentary reveals deliberate efforts to obfuscate global warming

Reported in Scientific American, This Week in World War I: March 6, 1915 World War I was an artillery war. Even as new technology—tanks, airplanes, submarines and poison gas—changed the nature of fighting, it was the power of mass manufacturing that had the most profound effect on the conduct of war.

The City of Light’s green makeover touched the iconic Eiffel Tower last week as it ramped up two onsite wind turbines. These turbines are installed inside the tower’s metal scaffolding on the second level, and are painted in the same color to minimize their visual impact on the 126-year-old tower.

Global warming is headed back to the future as the CO2 level reaches a new high

For years, I’ve been getting e-mails from people who praise my brilliant research on terrorism and then ask me tough questions about the topic

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Our understanding of this planet has evolved in step with scientific progress

Science was in the spotlight at the 87th annual Academy Awards ceremony Sunday night, from actors playing scientists to winners thanking them. Steve Mirsky reports

It’s clear that we as a nation are failing to engage minority students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as well as we could.

Last night at the 87th Academy Awards, Eddie Redmayne won the Oscar for best actor for his portrayal of theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.

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