Does global warming mean more or less snow?
By Kevin Trenberth, National Center for Atmospheric Research
As first glance, asking whether global warming results in more snow may seem like a silly...
Giant leap for nuclear fusion as lasers blast new route to ultimate energy source
By Akshat Rathi, The Conversation
Researchers in the US have overcome a key barrier to making nuclear fusion reactors a reality. In results published in...
How desexing cats saves lives
By Tim Doherty and Mike Calver, Murdoch University
Thousands of unowned cats wander Australian streets every night. Some are feral, existing in self-sustaining populations not...
Why Mississippi hasn’t had measles in over two decades
By Tony Yang, George Mason University
As of January 30, 102 people in 14 states were reported to have measles, and most of these cases...
Science debunks fad autism theories, but that doesn’t dissuade believers
By Scott O Lilienfeld, Emory University
According to a 2014 National Consumers League poll, 29% of American adults believe that childhood vaccinations can trigger autism....
Legal highs – a look at the growing use of synthetic drugs
By Joseph Palamar, New York University Langone Medical Center
In recent years, hundreds of new synthetic recreational drugs have emerged – drugs that neither...
Let’s call it: 30 years of above average temperatures means the climate has changed
By Richard B Rood, University of Michigan
If you’re younger than 30, you’ve never experienced a month in which the average surface temperature of the...
Clinton’s reversal on openness may impact more than her presidential ambitions
By Alasdair S. Roberts, Suffolk University
Does the Clinton email issue represent mere sound and fury or is it a real controversy about government transparency?
Let’s...
