What the world would lose with the demise of Twitter: Valuable eyewitness accounts and raw data on...

If Twitter were to go dark, with it would go a valuable source of data as well as a means of sharing information relied on by activists, journalists, public health officials and scientists.

Bill Russell’s legacy of NBA championships and cerebral fight for equal rights

Bill Russell leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of winning championships and civil rights activism during a time of racial segregation.

These climate activists aren’t just spouting rhetoric; they’re helping wean utilities off fossil...

Two activists, who joined forces over a common fear of how climate change would affect their children, have a plan to get the state off gas. Utilities are finally listening.

Journalism site The Conversation taps knowledge of academia - The Boston Globe

With news organizations around the country shrinking under intense financial pressure, journalism scholars are watching The Conversation, a new partnership between veteran news editors and professors...

An Afghan American scholar describes his fear-filled journey from the chaos at Kabul airport to a...

Hanif Sufizada got caught in Kabul as the Taliban took over. A scholar and resident of the US who works at the University of Nebraska in Omaha, Sufizada describes his experience trying to leave.

Biden’s Climate Plans Are Stunted After Dejected Experts Fled Trump (Published 2021)

Hundreds of scientists and policy experts left the government during the Trump administration. The jobs remain unfilled six months into President Biden’s term.

Expert panel votes unanimously that Biogen Alzheimer's drug doesn't offer patient benefits

A prominent expert panel unanimously voted there is no evidence to suggest the recently approved Alzheimer’s drug offers patient health benefits beyond the usual care.

The Record Temperatures Enveloping The West Are Not Your Average Heat Wave

From the Great Plains to the California coast, a powerful "heat dome" is setting records. This one is stronger and bigger and is appearing earlier than normal.

Pollen can raise your risk of COVID-19 – and the season is getting longer thanks to climate change

As climate change drives pollen counts upward, that could potentially result in greater human susceptibility to other viruses, as well.

How Texas froze: Neglect of power-grid and climate warnings set the icy stage

Sharon Begley, path-breaking science journalist who spun words into gold, dies at 64

From the glory days of print magazines to 2020’s Twitter-crazed news cycles, Sharon Begley won more awards and accolades than could fit in an obituary. The accomplishments she was prouder of were...

As Election Nears, Trump Makes a Final Push Against Climate Science (Published 2020)

The administration is imposing new limits on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that would undercut action against global warming.

As Election Day Nears, Taking Stock of an Expertise Exodus

Eight former government scientists reflect on the circumstances that drove them to leave the Trump administration — and on what was lost.

E&E News: Exclusive: GM, Ford knew about climate change 50 years ago

Scientists at two of America's biggest automakers knew as early as the 1960s that car emissions caused climate change, a monthslong investigation by E&E News has found.

Keeping coronavirus vaccines at subzero temperatures during distribution will be hard, but likely...

The cold supply chain keeps vaccines fresh during distribution, but the current system is nowhere near large enough to distribute the billions of COVID-19 vaccines that the world needs.