Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Author: Molly Bergen
09/20/2021
Explaining the Exponential Growth of Renewable Energy
The rapid growth of solar and wind power in recent years has breathed hope into global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the most dangerous effects of climate change.
09/23/2021
Opinion: What Democrats Need to Do Now
The Biden administration is in mortal peril. Hemmed in by circumstances, the Democrats bet nearly their entire domestic agenda on the passage of two gigantic bills, the trillion-dollar infrastructure package and the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package.
09/24/2021
A daily pill to treat Covid could be just months away, scientists say
At least three promising antivirals that could prevent symptoms and limit transmission of Covid-19 are in clinical trials.
09/24/2021
Tens Of Thousands Of Black Women Vanish Each Year. This Website Tells Their Stories
Tens of thousands of Black girls and women go missing every year. Last year, that figure was nearly 100,000. Yet their cases hardly ever grab national headlines. A journalist in California is doing what she can to try to change that, by telling as many of their stories as she can — and hopefully helping them get the justice they deserve.
09/26/2021
Swiss voters back same-sex marriage by large margin
Swiss voters backed a measure to legalize same-sex marriage by a large margin on Sunday. Nearly two-thirds of voters supported the measure in a national referendum, the Associated Press reported, and it won a majority in each of Switzerland’s 26 cantons.
09/21/2021
Six Rules That Will Define Our Second Pandemic Winter
The pandemic keeps changing, but these principles can guide your thinking through the seasons to come.
09/17/2021
Bringing Black History to Life in the Great Outdoors
An inscription above the Roosevelt Arch in Yellowstone National Park reads: "For the benefit and enjoyment of the people."
09/23/2021
Doctor’s ‘brilliant’ new first aid technique can stem blood loss after shark attack
An emergency department doctor says he has developed a simple new way to help save the lives of shark attack victims in the crucial moments after a bite. The technique is described in a paper published today in the journal of Emergency Medicine Australasia and works by closing off the femoral artery to prevent a person from rapidly bleeding out.
09/20/2021
Why George Washington mandated inoculations
George Washington mandated inoculation against smallpox, believing one’s freedom does not mean others should suffer as a consequence. According to the Library of Congress, in presented in an editorial by the Miami Herald, the eventual first president of the United States led the first mandatory military inoculation.
09/23/2021
EPA rule sharply limits HFCs, gases used as refrigerants
In what officials call a key step to combat climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency is sharply limiting domestic production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners.
09/22/2021
The largest space telescope in history is about to blow our minds
The James Webb Space Telescope will be 100 times as powerful as the Hubble. It will change how we see the universe.
09/23/2021