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Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Says Undoing Clean Energy Regulations Isn't So Simple
Not so fast on reversing those clean energy regulations, President Trump.Former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy told… -
Answering Listener Questions, From Earwax To Eye Gaze
Let's start things off with a quick quiz: Walt Whitman sang this electric; Catholics believe in its resurrection, as well as the soul’s; and John Mayer… -
A Peek Behind the Rhetoric: Trump's Wall Can't Be Built For His Named Price
The chant “build a wall!” was a common refrain at Donald Trump’s rallies on the campaign trail. Many of his supporters voted for him based on his promise… -
Sex Robots, Climate Hacking, And Other Taboo Technologies
Innovators and inventors alike seem to be creating new technologies at a faster rate than we can keep up with, and as the technological output flow keep… -
Spring Has Sprung: The Equinox And The Reason For The Season
Nevermind the snow on the ground. As of Monday morning at 6:20am, it's officially spring.Sure. You might say spring really begins when, say, the trees… -
Natural Environmental Swings Cause Up To Half Of Arctic Sea Ice Loss
Sea ice in the Arctic has been melting at a record-breaking pace. Scientists blame a warming climate for most of that, but researchers have now teased out… -
Uber Is Just Another Company To Join The Long History Of Toxic Work Environments
In the past couple of weeks, Uber has continued to appear in multiple outlets as an out of control, misogynistic, company with a murky sense of morals.For… -
How The Media Are Using Encryption Tools To Collect Anonymous Tips
There was a time when a whistleblower had to rely on the Postal Service, or a pay phone, or an underground parking garage to leak to the press.This is a… -
Scientists In Boston Brace For Funding Cuts Under Trump
Massachusetts is known around the world as a leader in science, technology and medical research — thanks, in large part, to more than $6 billion in… -
The Search For Another Earth Is Happening Right In Our Backyard
Science is, by nature, precise, tedious and incremental. And yet, I’ve never met a scientist whose work was not animated by the search for answers to big…
