Space & PhysicsAugust 14, 2015
To Play or Not to Play the Exoplanet Name Game?
Campaigns to name exoplanets seem like Shakespearean farce
Society & Policy
The SciencesAugust 14, 2015
Weekend To Do: Apply for the Science Writers 2015 Diversity Travel Fellowship
Announcing the 2015 DiverseScholar
National Association of Science Writers (NASW) Diversity Travel Fellowship. Sponsored by a generous NASW Idea Grant, these travel awards (10 at $1,000 each) were created to encourage underrepresented minorities in science journalism to attend the ScienceWriters2015 conference (October 9-13; Cambridge, MA). Deadline to apply is Tuesday August 25 at 11:55 pm PST using this online application. U.S.-based underrepresented minority journalists are encouraged to apply especially African-, Hispanic-, and Native-Americans who have journalism experience in STEM, medicine, health, environment, technology, etc.
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EnvironmentAugust 13, 2015
Huge Blasts at Port in Northeast China Kill 50, Injure More than 700
Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, killing at least 50 people, including at least a dozen fire fighters
The SciencesAugust 12, 2015
Former President Carter Says He Has Cancer
The 39th president of the U.S. said on Wednesday that recent liver surgery revealed he had cancer that had spread to other parts of his body
The SciencesAugust 12, 2015
Women Left out in Cold by Office A-C Standards
Indoor climate control systems are based on 1960s standards that envisioned the typical office worker to be a 40-year-old, 68-kilogram man
EnvironmentAugust 12, 2015
Huge Explosions Rock Major City in Northeast China, Killing 7
Huge explosions hit an industrial area of the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on Wednesday, killing at least seven people and triggering a blast wave felt kilometres (miles) away, Chinese media reported.
HealthAugust 12, 2015
Chimps from Ebola-Hit Liberia Denied Refuge in Wildlife Sanctuary
Kenya has rejected a request to bring two young chimpanzees rescued in Ebola-hit Liberia to a Kenyan wildlife sanctuary due to fears about the deadly virus, the country's top veterinarian said on Wednesday.
EnvironmentAugust 12, 2015
Palm Oil Plantations Threaten African Primates
As Asian agribusinesses eye new opportunities in Africa, conservationists work to protect gorillas, chimpanzees and monkeys
Space & PhysicsAugust 10, 2015
War in Space May Be Closer Than Ever
China, Russia and the U.S. are developing and testing controversial new capabilities to wage war in space despite their denial of such work
EnvironmentAugust 7, 2015
EPA Team Spills Million Gallons of Waste Water into Colorado Rivers
A team of U.S. regulators probing contamination at a Colorado gold mine accidentally released a million gallons of orange-hued waste water containing sediment and metals into a local river system
The SciencesAugust 7, 2015
A Year of War, 1915
A year into the Great War there was an interesting difference between the accuracy of reporting in some articles and the haze of obscurity drawn by the military censors over still-volatile events.
EnvironmentAugust 7, 2015
Republican Candidates Avoid Climate Change in First Debate
The only climate-related topic that came up was the Keystone XL pipeline