Commentary / World Mar 23, 2020
Coronavirus uncertainty plagues the experts, too
by Faye Flam
There's a lot that scientists still don't know about COVID-19.
Commentary / World Mar 20, 2020
A silent hero of the coronavirus crisis
by Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg
Were it not for technology, the battle against COVID-19 would be lost by now.
Commentary / World Mar 7, 2020
Nothing is the end of the world
by Faye Flam
The physicist's optimism wasn't always politically correct, but it sure made a nice contrast to the doom and gloom.
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.