Commentary / World Jan 2, 2020
Photos of black holes will blow our minds again in 2020
by Faye Flam
The most awe-inspiring scientific discovery of 2019 is just the beginning.
National Dec 4, 2019
In international test, Japan sinks to lowest-ever rank for students' reading skills
In a triennial international survey on academic ability, Japanese students ranked at their lowest level ever for reading skills while remaining in the top band for science and mathematics, the OECD said Tuesday. The 2018 Program for International Student Assessment tests covered about 600,000 15-year-old ...
World / Science & Health Nov 27, 2019
Six key scientific journals denounce Trump's curbs on EPA's environmental efforts
The editors-in-chief of six major scientific review journals on Tuesday denounced a pending U.S. regulation that would limit the scientific process for developing environmental and public health policies. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has increased acts of environmental deregulation under President Donald Trump. But a ...
Commentary / World Oct 6, 2019
Climate change finally concerns Americans
by Faye Flam
U.S. public opinion is slowly catching up to the scientific consensus.
Art Sep 24, 2019
Art at a science museum: When worlds collide
by John L. Tran
The premise of "Illuminating Landscapes: The Integration of Art and Science," as designer Taku Satoh puts it, is to explore "art and science together, not separated, as is too common in today's world."
World / Social Issues Sep 6, 2019
Women hold 1 in 5 top jobs in science, technology, maths and engineering globally, which slows down innovation, a study of research institutions said on Thursday. While women made up more than 50 percent of higher education students in those subjects — known collectively as ...
World / Social Issues Aug 9, 2019
Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled plans Thursday for a new fast-track visa route for "the brightest and best," in a bid to attract the world's top scientists to Britain after Brexit. The "shake-up" of immigration rules is aimed at encouraging elite researchers and specialists in ...
Commentary / World Jul 20, 2019
Apollo 11's achievement still dazzles
by George F. Will
Apollo 11 was a final flaring of American postwar confidence and pride.
World Jun 3, 2019
Thousands of Hungarians protest government plan to overhaul top academic body
Hungarians took to the streets of central Budapest on Sunday to protest plans to overhaul the country's leading scientific research body, which they see as part of a wider government attempt to curb academic freedom. Right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who took power in 2010, ...
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Jun 1, 2019
Fumiaki Imamura: The international road to scientific success
by J.J. O'Donoghue
For nutritional epidemiologist Fumiaki Imamura, an overseas education is key to global impact.
Commentary / World Jun 1, 2019
A glimpse of starlight and hope for science
by Faye Flam
A century ago, English astronomers used a solar eclipse to confirm Einstein's theory of relativity — a revolutionary idea from a German.
Commentary / World May 25, 2019
The atomic beauty of the new kilogram
by Faye Flam
Last week the kilogram got a new definition — one that rests on a quantity of light. The old kilogram was defined by a platinum cylinder kept in a vault in Paris, and at first glance, that system might seem more intuitive, but it ...