Good news for fans of the scientific method: the largest and most influential university system on the planet will be giving out its research for free. After 6-year-long fight with the for-p... Read more
Mark 2013 down as the year that the global cyberweapons arms race started. Already, there have beenĀ five cyberattacks of unprecedented size and scopeĀ in just the first six months of the year... Read more
A new online petition asks the White House to repeal budget cuts that have spurred NASA to suspend many of its education and public-outreach efforts. The petition was created on Friday (Marc... Read more
It would not take an elaborate plot by Al Qaeda to endanger many lives. SINCE Sept. 11, 2001, the American government, under two presidents, has taken unprecedented steps to ensure the safet... Read more
Other science agencies should follow NIH policy, say campaigners More than 17,000Ā 23,000 people have signed an online petition urging US President Barack Obama to require all scienti... Read more
The largest international effort in decades to combat hunger by investing in the fundamentals . . . The Obama administration has drafted some of the worldās largest food and finance c... Read more
The costs and practicalities of switching off the internet in Egypt and elsewhere THE timing was dire. On January 25th American senators reintroduced a bill granting the president emergency... Read more
The White House website kicked off a new feature this week, calledĀ Advise the Advisor, in which a senior staff member at the White House will post a YouTube video on a particular subject, as... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Most of the worldās important commercial fish species have been declining for years. Nearly one-fourth are unable, essentially, to reproduce.. American fisheries are in b... Read more
Image via Wikipedia By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN It took almost the entire press conference at the White House on Thursday for President Obama to find his voice in responding to the oil disaster in... Read more
Image via Wikipedia It was primarily a symbolic gesture. Way back in 1979, in the midst of an energy crisis, Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed on the roof of the White House. They were... Read more