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- The Flawed ICAT Hurricane Loss Dataset: A Call for Scientific Integrity in Climate Research 2 days agoPielke’s study meticulously documents how the ICAT dataset, initially based on his team’s carefully curated hurricane loss data (Pielke et al. 2008; Weinkle et al. 2018), was altered by International Catastrophe Insurance...
- Fifteen years after Deepwater Horizon, Trump is setting the stage for disaster | Terry Garcia Sun, 20 Apr 25, 10:00pmCuts to science, environmental and safety agencies are a rejection of hard-won knowledge gained from studying the disaster that occurred 15 years ago
- NASA Jettisons Ex-DEI Chief After Failing to Rebrand Effort to Evade Trump Order Tue, 15 Apr 25, 3:00amMeanwhile, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory has some great projects lined up for 2025, which will likely be more successful without DEI interference.
- What I’ve learned after 40 years as the Observer’s science editor Sun, 13 Apr 25, 5:00pmAlmost as amazing as the knowledge we have gained in the past four decades is the fact that some people continue to deny the damage we are doing to our world
- OOPS —UPFs are Not Addictive Sat, 29 Mar 25, 5:00amThe narrative that ultra-processed foods high in fat and sugar can be as addictive as drugs of abuse based on their potential to elicit an outsized dopamine response in brain reward regions was not supported by our data.”
- Modern Scientific Controversies: The War on Food: Part 4 Sat, 15 Feb 25, 1:00pm"It’s true that there is a correlation between these foods and chronic diseases but that doesn’t mean that foods classified as ultra-processed directly cause poor health...
- Windfarm profits should be used to screen Scots for rare diseases, says scientist Thu, 13 Feb 25, 11:39pmGeneticist who discovered hotspots of illnesses in Scottish islands calls for redirection of community benefit funds
- The Vibe comes for Academic Publishing Wed, 12 Feb 25, 5:00amThe Academy of Public Health The Academy of Public Health is an international association of public health scholars, researchers and practicing professionals in the field of public health and its many specialties...
- We need to keep an open mind on cold fusion potential | Letters Sat, 8 Feb 25, 5:01amScientists around the world are leading research into cold fusion as an alternative to fossil fuels so it should not be dismissed as pseudo-scientific, say MIT-based researchers...
- AI is developing fast, but regulators must be faster | Letters Sat, 8 Feb 25, 5:01amDr Tom McClelland on the consequences of AI consciousness, Michael Webb on protecting creative industries, and Prof Virginia Dignum and Prof Wendy Hall on the need for a global regulatory framework
- Cold fusion claims that don’t bear scrutiny | Letters Mon, 3 Feb 25, 3:45amDr Philip Thomas responds to a letter claiming that cold fusion could be a viable alternative to fossil fuels
- Cold fusion may be a viable energy alternative to end reliance on fossil fuels | Letters Wed, 29 Jan 25, 5:24amA number of companies have been able to make these low-energy nuclear reactions work reliably, write Brian Josephson, David J Nagel, Alan Smith, Dr Jean-Paul Biberian and Yasuhiro Iwamura
- The Tide of Accountability is Finally Rolling In Sat, 25 Jan 25, 9:00amScience is not under attack; it’s being rescued—from itself.
- Nuclear fusion: it’s time for a reality check | Letters Thu, 23 Jan 25, 5:13amSignificant obstacles lie ahead in the quest for commercially viable nuclear fusion, writes Luca Garzotti
- About Those Blue Zones Thu, 23 Jan 25, 1:00am“Imagine living to be over 100 with literally no health problems. You're still able to walk around your neighborhood or work in your garden, your memory is in-tact enough to recall your favorite childhood memories, and...