Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of ~9,000 common chemicals that became popular as countries moved away from plastic. Like BPA, they keep food safe in ways that paper or metal…

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of ~9,000 common chemicals that became popular as countries moved away from plastic. Like BPA, they keep food safe in ways that paper or metal…

A recent paper estimates that vertical wind shear over the North Atlantic has increased 15 percent during the last four decades - but it is hard to know how much because it's only since the 1980s…

A recent paper estimates that vertical wind shear over the North Atlantic has increased 15 percent during the last four decades - but it is hard to know how much because it's only since the 1980s…

Mobile homes are only 6 percent of US housing, but they are a 6 percent overwhelmingly dominated by the poor and seniors on fixed incomes. When the Biden administration forced new regulations on the…

Mobile homes are only 6 percent of US housing, but they are a 6 percent overwhelmingly dominated by the poor and seniors on fixed incomes. When the Biden administration forced new regulations on the…

A UK start-up named WNWN is making alternative chocolate using fermentation. Great, I am already a fan. If I had my way my full Easter meal would be GMOs just to stick it to anti-science hippies and…

A UK start-up named WNWN is making alternative chocolate using fermentation. Great, I am already a fan. If I had my way my full Easter meal would be GMOs just to stick it to anti-science hippies and…

Behavioral data often reveal differences that don't show up on surveys, where answers are free and often aspirational. Data show, for example, that men donate more than women while people who support…

If you’re a gardener, you may use peat moss - decomposed Sphagnum moss - in soil because it helps retain moisture.  Peatlands, wetlands characterized by a thick layer of water-saturated, carbon…

In 2014, during the previous recurring drought in the state, California voters bypassed the legislature and the Governor by passing a referendum to build water storage. Unfortunately, unlike…

In 2014, during the previous recurring drought in the state, California voters bypassed the legislature and the Governor by passing a referendum to build water storage. Unfortunately, unlike…

The Swedish Institute for Space Physics (IRF) is located in Kiruna, a minerary town close to the northern tip of Sweden, above the arctic polar circle. The Space Campus of Kiruna is one of three…

A recent op-ed in JAMA has an epidemiologist and a lawyer claiming that the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has meant the death of science at the Supreme Court. While common in the "Notorious RBG" era(1…

A recent op-ed in JAMA has an epidemiologist and a lawyer claiming that the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has meant the death of science at the Supreme Court. While common in the "Notorious RBG" era(1…

In the last couple of days I have been busy writing a project to explore the potential of artificial intelligence to extract more information from particle detectors. In fact, while the development…

For eight years I have studied digital nomadism, the millennial trend for working remotely from anywhere around the world. I am often asked if it is driving gentrification. Before COVID upended the…

California and a few other states have more stringent "emissions" regulations that don't really improve the air, but because air crosses state boundaries and more regulations lead to higher costs for…

California and a few other states have more stringent "emissions" regulations that don't really improve the air, but because air crosses state boundaries and more regulations lead to higher costs for…

Scholars at Tel Aviv University have recorded and analyzed click-like sounds distinctly emitted by plants. The sounds are similar to the popping of popcorn and emitted at a volume similar to human…