The Social Context of Science

01/13/15 How culture influences science and why we should be aware of that relationship. David Kaiser

What Mathematicians Reveal about Gerrymandering

10/25/17 Finally, an explanation of how voting districts can be unfairly sliced and diced. Justin Solomon

Conservation Lessons from Ice-Age Extinctions

04/26/11 Was there a human factor in the Ice Age extinctions of large mammals? ............ Sharon Levy

Finding Their Way: How Migratory Creatures Get Where They’re Going

04/19/22 Because of a special biological feature called magnetoreception, migratory birds and other creatures are able to navigate enormous distances without getting lost. How does this capacity to “read” Earth’s magnetic field work, and is that the only map to aid migration? Charles Walcott

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

Traffic Pollution and Child Cognition

09/27/10 The effects of vehicle pollutants on the developing brain. Shakira Franco Suglia

Creating and Testing Vaccines

02/15/21 The amazing mechanisms by which viruses infect cells and the challenge of developing effective vaccines. Forian Douam

The Urban Future: On Earth...and Elsewhere

12/05/23 GBH Forum Network webinar (noon). By 2050, some 75 percent of the world population will live in cities. Future urban design will emphasize not only innovative architecture and engineering, but optimal environmental and social aspects of city dwelling also. The urban future might also include settlements beyond Earth. Justin Hollander

Power Plants and the Freshwater Crisis

06/25/13 The cooling systems of power plants use an enormous percentage of our diminishing freshwater supply. What's the solution? John Rogers

Today's Featured Contributors

Featured Author

Jeff Deyette

An essential resource for those who are committed to a better, healthier environment, and excellent tips for significantly reducing individual, household and workplace energy costs.

Featured Guest

Tracy Slatyer, Ph,D,

A leader in innovative theoretical research on the efforts to reveal dark matter