The Supreme Court's Latest Decision Is a Blow to Stopping Climate Change

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June 30, 2022

Climate Change The Supreme Court's Latest Decision Is a Blow to Stopping Climate Change By deciding in favor of fossil-fuel interests and limited regulatory authority, the Court has hampered the EPA's ability to mitigate power-plant carbon pollution By Rachel Cleetus

Mathematics Mathematicians Are Trying to 'Hear' Shapes--And Reach Higher Dimensions An intriguing question about drums kicked off decades of inquiry By Rachel Crowell

Microbiology A Remote Controlled Carnivorous Plant? Researchers design an artificial neuron that can trigger closure of a Venus flytrap. By Karen Hopkin | 02:50

Artificial Intelligence We Asked GPT-3 to Write an Academic Paper about Itself.--Then We Tried to Get It Published An artificially intelligent first author presents many ethical questions—and could upend the publishing process By Almira Osmanovic Thunström

Climate Change Act on Climate Emergency Now to Prevent Millions of Deaths, Study Shows The human toll of carbon emissions will vastly magnify climate change's economic costs By Andrea Thompson

Biotech Electronic Skin Lets Humans Feel What Robots Do--And Vice Versa An integration of soft materials, sensors and flexible electronics is bringing robotic "skin" closer than ever to reality By Fionna M. D. Samuels

Epidemiology What You Need to Know About Monkeypox An infectious disease expert answers questions about how the virus spreads, what its symptoms are, and how to get testing and treatment By Céline Gounder,Kaiser Health News

Animals A Person Got COVID from a Cat in First Confirmed Case Scientists in Thailand have established that a tabby passed SARS-CoV-2 to a veterinary surgeon—although such cases of cat-to-human transmission are probably rare By Smriti Mallapaty,Nature magazine

Animals How Snakes Breathe while Crushing Prey Boa constrictors wearing blood pressure cuffs and tiny masks reveal the answer to a biological puzzle By Lars Fischer,Joanna Thompson

Climate Change How Climate Change Will Hit Younger Generations A new analysis shows that people born later will experience vastly more severe weather events By Andrea Thompson

Climate Change Bigger Floods Endanger Millions Living in Extreme Poverty The vast majority people exposed to both threats live in India and sub-Saharan Africa By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

Climate Change Our Environmental Crisis Requires Political Fixes, Not Technological Ones Our current innovation policies aim to preserve the way we live now rather than what would do the least damage By Peter Sutoris

Reproduction Abortion Restrictions Could Cause an Ob-Gyn Brain Drain With Roe v. Wade overturned, banning abortion in many states could lead to a large number of ob-gyns avoiding practicing there or failing to receive crucial medical training By Monique Brouillette

FROM THE STORE Truth vs Lies How do we navigate the post-truth era, when there is no longer an expectation that politicians or pundits will be honest? In this eBook, we break down the science of deception so that we can protect ourselves against it. We look at human perception and how those perceptions are influenced using technology as well as provide interventions for combating bias and antiscience thinking. *Editor's Note: This Collector's Edition was published as Truth vs Lies. The eBook adaptation contains all of the articles, but some of the artwork has been removed to optimize viewing on tablet devices.

FROM THE ARCHIVE The Supreme Court Could Block Climate Change Protections West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency could have far-reaching impacts for health and the environment By Rachel Cleetus | February 2022

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