The world has witnessed the recent extreme weather impact on Texas, not experienced since it's coldest February since 1989. Spokesperson Clare Nullis from the World Meteorological Organization describes the phenomena as the Polar Vortex: The vortex is an “area of low...
The California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA is proud to present its annual Nanovation Competition. Team ERAscience is once again honored to partner with CNSI (UCLA) for their annual Nanovation Nanoscience Competition for 2021. Ten teams of...
Scientist. Activist. Storyteller. Icon. Jane Goodall blazed the trail and changed the world. Now, she's studying new subjects – humans! This brand-new podcast will take listeners on a one-of –a-kind journey as they learn from Dr....
Many humans believed that the earth was flat because the naked eye cannot see the curvature of the horizon. The same can be said about a nearly invisible single strand of virus that is potentially stronger, more powerful, more adaptable than our strongest...
First up on the podcast, ScienceInsider editor Jocelyn Kaiser joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss big policy stories from the past month, including a proposal from President Donald Trump’s administration to increase the involvement of politicians in grantmaking. Next on the show, Science Senior Editor Michael Funk joins to discuss a trio of papers on […]
First up on the podcast, wrangling wolves in Europe. After near extermination in much of the continent, wolf numbers have surged up to about 20,000 individuals. Contributing Correspondent Gretchen Vogel joins podcast host Sarah Crespi to discuss the conflicts that have risen as the wolf population grows. Next on the show, Ph.D. student Carla Bassil […]
First up on the podcast, producer Kevin McLean talks with Staff Writer Paul Voosen about the latest on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC. Researchers have long been concerned that global warming could cause a collapse in the AMOC, which would trigger dramatic cooling in Northern Europe. But recent data and models suggest the […]
In mountain regions from the Andes to the Himalayas, Indigenous people see the retreat of glaciers as a sign that they have lost the favor of their gods or ancestors.Read more on E360 →
Despite years of opposition, a 900-mile crude oil pipeline through East Africa is about to be completed, and its environmental and social risks are coming into focus. Campaigners in Uganda and abroad are making a final push to halt the project before the oil starts to flow.Read more on E360 →