
To Cut Emissions, China’s Global Infrastructure Plan May Need a Greener Path
Nations participating in the Belt and Road Initiative could do much to push low-carbon investments
Nations participating in the Belt and Road Initiative could do much to push low-carbon investments
We say we welcome skilled immigrants like doctors and engineers, but we don’t act that way
Critics say changes to the agency’s review process will harm public health
Aspects of climate change were minimized in an analysis of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The IUD is held up as the gold standard of contraception. That says a lot about the slothful pace of innovation
Such processes are often missing from climate models, leading to underestimates of long-term damage
By training diverse women in science and tech to become leaders, the whole ecosystem benefits
Conservation scientist Lauren Oakes discusses her book about Alaska ecology and sociology, In Search of the Canary Tree: The Story of a Scientist, a Cypress, and a Changing World...
Social norms and a lack of information on financial benefits have hampered U.S. EV adoption
Efforts to create new life-forms—and new universes—will raise profound questions
A deeper data dive calls into question a 2018 study that found a spike in fatal traffic accidents apparently related to marijuana consumption on this date.
Researchers need guidance on animal use and the many issues opened up by a new study on whole-brain restoration, argue Nita A. Farahany, Henry T. Greely and Charles M. Giattino
A review concluded that the scientists did not take part in a Chinese researcher’s experiment to edit the genomes of twin human embryos
At an April 9th event sponsored by the Kavli Foundation and produced by Scientific American that honored Nobel and Kavli Prize winners, economist Paul Romer talked about how the social system of science offers hope for humanity and for how we can live with each other...
When the discussion of reproductive health is dominated by the political will to control it, gaps in medical research get overshadowed
It is the fourth state to pursue such a plan, with a couple others looking at following suit
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Sea-level rise and ground subsidence will render the flood barriers inadequate in just four years
Using gendered identifiers, even if we get to choose our own, can reinforce bias and discrimination
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