EnvironmentJuly 25, 2014
250-Year-Old Eyewitness Accounts of Icier Arctic Attest to Loss of Sea Ice
Centuries-old ships’ logs reveal clues to Arctic warming
History of Science
The SciencesJuly 22, 2014
Under the Dome: Scientific American Editor in Chief Talks to the Senate
Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation about the value of scientific research and development. Also testifying is Vint Cerf, one of the fathers of the Internet and Google’s vice president and "chief Internet evangelist." The hearings took place July 17, 2014
The Young American Scientists Issue—Read Now
The SciencesJuly 22, 2014
Neal F. Lane: “Investments in Basic Research Are Just That: Investments”
Written testimony for the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing "The Federal Research Portfolio: Capitalizing on Investments in R&D" held on July 17, 2014
The SciencesJuly 22, 2014
Stephen E. Fienberg: "Innovation Is a Process That Itself Requires Investment"
Written testimony for the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing "The Federal Research Portfolio: Capitalizing on Investments in R&D" held on July 17, 2014
EvolutionJuly 21, 2014
Scopes Monkey Trial: Guilty
July 21 is verdict day in the infamous Scopes "Monkey" Trial of 1925. The verdict came in from a jury in Dayton, Tenn., that John Thomas Scopes had committed the crime of teaching evolution to students at his high school, for which transgression he was fined $100.
The SciencesJuly 19, 2014
Adjunct Instructors Petition for Better Pay, Job Security
Note: We’re pleased to feature a guest post by former Cocktail Party Physics co-blogger Ann (Lee) Kottner. Jennifer has graciously given me space to ask for some help from the science writing and STEM academic and post-ac community.
The SciencesJuly 18, 2014
How Science Determined the Structure of Solids [Timeline]
Crystallography tells us how atoms are arranged in solids and is essential for our understanding of the material world. This timeline is an adaptation of Nature Milestones in Crystallography, a project to highlight the field's defining moments
The SciencesJuly 17, 2014
Give Us This Day the Bread Wheat Genome
A preliminary map of the bread wheat genome includes the locations of more than 75,000 genes. Cynthia Graber reports
EnvironmentJuly 16, 2014
California Sets Sizzling Record for 2014 So Far
The statewide average temperature for the first six months of 2014 was 1.1 degree F warmer than it has been for the past 120 years of records
The SciencesJuly 16, 2014
Identities Anonymized at Science Journals to Eliminate Race and Sex Bias
Double-blind peer review could level the playing field a bit more for women and minorities in science
EnvironmentJuly 15, 2014
A Superplume Is the Reason Africa Is Splitting Apart
Primordial gases confirm the cause of the East African Rift
EnvironmentJuly 14, 2014
The Past and Future of California's Water
Aqueducts, dams and irrigation projects all made rapid development possible in the arid West