Values vs. facts
Wide divide between what public, scientists think
DATE: Feb 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Good Earth
SETH BORENSTEIN
Position: Staff reporter
Poll shows giant gap between what public, scientists think
WASHINGTON – The American public and U.S. scientists are light-years apart on science issues. And 98 percent of surveyed scientists say it’s a problem that we don’t know what they’re talking...
DATE: Jan 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Magnificent blue glow of Hong Kong seas signals trouble
Eerie fluorescent blue patches of water glimmering off Hong Kong’s seashore are magnificent, disturbing and potentially toxic, marine biologists say.
The glow is an indicator of a...
DATE: Jan 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Good Earth
Study gives thumbs-up to pre-human brains
WASHINGTON – Some of our tree-swinging pre-human ancestors may have been a bit more like us than previously thought, thanks to a tiny section of their thumbs.
One key attribute th...
DATE: Jan 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
The end is nigh, scientists warn
Global warming pushing Doomsday Day nearer
DATE: Jan 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
2014 really set hot, new record
WASHINGTON – For the third time in a decade, the globe sizzled to the hottest year on record, federal scientists announced Friday.
Both the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admini...
DATE: Jan 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Seas rising at accelerating rate
Oceans’ pace is more dramatic than previously calculated
DATE: Jan 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Good Earth
Powerful Arctic blast poised hit Midwest, East
Meteorologists are confidently forecasting frigid polar air will plunge south into the northern plains, Midwest and then the East Coast from next Tuesday through Thursday. The Midwest should...
DATE: Jan 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Some electric cars hold dirty secret
If coal generates power, gas vehicle is actually cleaner
DATE: Dec 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Good Earth
Arctic loses snow, ice; absorbs more heat
WASHINGTON – The Arctic and its future are looking dimmer every year, a new federal report says.
In the spring and summer of 2014, Earth’s icy northern region lost more of its sig...
DATE: Dec 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Good Earth
First spark of life on Earth repeated by way of a laser?
Scientists think so, others doubt it
DATE: Dec 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
