Trump's 2021 budget drowns science agencies in red ink, againwww.science.org White House proposes big cuts to NIH, DOE, NASA and other programs
Bryn Nelson
Freelance science writer & author of Flush: The Remarkable Science of an Unlikely Treasure.
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RNC day 2 to focus on crime and safety as victims' families speak out | Fox News Videowww.foxnews.com Erin Rachwal, who lost her son to fentanyl poisoning and Sheri and Aaron Sparks, who lost their son in the Waukesha parade attack, on the need to hold criminals accountable and stop the influx of illi...
The People’s Guide to Project 2025 - Democracy Forwarddemocracyforward.org
Project 2025 head says 'second American Revolution' will be 'bloodless if the left allows'www.usatoday.com Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts said the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling Monday is "vital."
Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court immunity decision: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution"www.mediamatters.org
Canada’s Changing Climate Reportchangingclimate.ca
Supreme Court’s ‘Chevron Deference’ Decision Could Make Science-Based Regulation Harderwww.scientificamerican.com The Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference, a 40-year legal principle that has shaped the role of government agencies. The outcome could affect medication approval, pollution regulation, and more
Utah law targeting DEI leads university to close LGBT, women’s centerswapo.st A Utah law dismantling DEI programs goes into effect next week. Its effects are beginning to emerge.
Whales Are Dying but Not from Offshore Windwww.scientificamerican.com Politicians and nonprofit groups have blamed offshore wind turbines for whale deaths, but the science doesn’t support those claims—at all
Texas school district agrees to remove ‘Anne Frank’s Diary,’ ‘Maus,’ ‘The Fixer’ and 670 other books after right-wing group’s complaint - Jewish Telegraphic Agencywww.jta.org The district in the Rio Grande Valley immediately agreed with activists who said the books were "filthy and evil."
CNN fails the nation | Press Watchpresswatchers.org Biden’s performance was inept. But Trump’s incessant lying would have been the other major takeaway from the debate if the moderators had done their jobs.
CNN fails the nation | Press Watchpresswatchers.org Biden’s performance was inept. But Trump’s incessant lying would have been the other major takeaway from the debate if the moderators had done their jobs.
The Last Stand of the Woolly Mammothswww.nytimes.com The species survived on an island north of Siberia for thousands of years, scientists reported, but were most likely plagued by genetic abnormalities.
Children are dying of starvation in their parents’ arms as famine spreads through Gaza | CNNwww.cnn.com Younis lays disorientated on a green mattress in Nasser Hospital, in southern Gaza. His long brown eyelashes rest delicately on his pale sunken face, as he drifts in and out of sleep.
Heat Is Killing Thousands, and Big Events Have Not Adjustedwww.nytimes.com The deaths of at least 1,300 pilgrims during the hajj points to the growing threat that climate change poses to beloved gatherings.
What the Arrival of A.I. Phones and Computers Means for Our Datawww.nytimes.com Apple, Microsoft and Google need more access to our data as they promote new phones and personal computers that are powered by artificial intelligence. Should we trust them?
AI is exhausting the power grid. Tech firms are seeking a miracle solution.wapo.st Some data centers need as much energy as a small city, turning companies that promised a clean energy future into some of the most insatiable guzzlers of power
What It Took to Analyze a Decade of Shootings Near U.S. Schoolswww.thetrace.org On June 18, we published a story about how frequently shootings happen near schools across the United States. The story was based on our analysis of 10 years of data from the Gun Violence Archive as w...
Why Hot Overnight Temperatures Are So Dangerouswww.scientificamerican.com It’s not just the soaring temperatures of day that make heat waves dangerous. High nighttime temperatures add to the stress on human bodies
Florida Republicans terrorized a teacher for her Black Lives Matter flag — but now she's prevailedwww.salon.com "I feel vindicated but I also feel sad," said Amy Donofrio, after a judge ruled her banner broke no school rules
We’ve Hit Peak Denial. Here’s Why We Can’t Turn Away From Realitywww.scientificamerican.com We are living through a terrible time in humanity. Here’s why we tend to stick our heads in the sand and why we need to pull them out, fast