Probing the Large-Scale Universe

01/19/2016 Deep cosmic surveys hope to explain the mysterious accelerating expansion of the universe. Licia Verde

Run 3 at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC): What's the Excitement?

08//23/22 There is much anticipation about the LHC Run 3 that is now underway. What will the newest technical expansion of the LHC reveal? Markus Klute

How Ecosystems Work: from the Smallest to the Largest Scales

12/14/20 Ecological systems are the archetypal complex systems. And regardless of scale and diversity --from microbial systems to rain forests—they share common patterns and dynamics. James O'Dwyer

All about Jellyfish

08/10/20 Get the real facts about those about lion's mane jellyfish near Massachusetts beaches, but get the real science about jellyfish in general: their amazing biology and their role in marine ecosystems. Laurence Madin

What Arctic Caves Reveal about Ancient Climate Cycles

06/14/16 Arctic caves contain precise geological records of ancient ice-ages and subsequent melts that help scientists predict the effects of the present permafrost thaw. Jeremy Shakun

Earthquakes!

03/16/10 Earthquakes occur somewhere, every day. Can they be predicted, and if so, how? Colleen Dalton

Psychotropic Drugs and Children

06/15/10 The real dangers of psychotropic drugs that are routinely prescribed for children. Robert Whitaker

Weighing In on Metabolism

09/13/22 The increasing rate of obesity is a public health issue. Nutritionists analyze the cause and the solution. Susan Roberts

Carbon Capture and Storage Will Not Reduce Global Warming

02/09/24 GBH Forum Network webinar (noon ET) The extreme level of atmospheric CO2 is well beyond a “capture and storage/sequestration” solution, yet the hype persists that some clever extraction innovation will resolve the problem. Charles Harvey

Energy Revolution!

05/21/15 Conversion to wind and solar power is entirely possible now in the U.S. Mara Prentiss

Today's Featured Contributors

Featured Author

David Mindell, Ph.D.

A leading robotics engineer and historian explains the role of robots in research and other fields today

Featured Guest

Tulika Bose, PhD

A particle physicist explains the excitement of the research at the Large Hadron Collider