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A simple mistake can derail the best planned experiments. But sometimes – just sometimes – such an error can lead to an even bigger discovery. Sixty five…

Methane. It's the other greenhouse gas - less common and shorter-lived than carbon dioxide, but also a much more potent heat trapper.If there's one…

Amy Fleischer is a teacher at Nauset Regional Middle School. But for most of July, she’s part of a team exploring California’s Channel Islands National…

Starfish are melting away - literally turning to mush and dying - in unprecedented numbers. Scientists are struggling to track down the cause.When news of…

President Trump last week nominated Sam Clovis to be chief scientist for the USDA, formally known as the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and…

Teaching prospective engineers to balance creativity and innovation with what they know will work, that's the tricky job of engineering schools. Whether…

Sea level rise and erosion have become defining features of coastal living in New England. Islands are particularly vulnerable. Environmental author Bill…

Coral reefs may look benign but, really, they're war zones. Pollution and climate change have tipped the scales against corals, in favor of…

The past fifty years have seen enormous advances for women in science-related careers, but equity in the top ranks of academia remains elusive.When Susan…

Science historian Naomi Oreskes stumbled upon what has become one of the most contentious facts of our time: the nearly unanimous consensus that humans…