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wide photo of US Capitol at sunset

Riots in the Capitol. Is this who we are?

By Adam Sobel | Climate Change, Columnists, Opinion

radio telescope, Arecibo Observatory

Hurricanes, earthquakes, and now this. A Puerto Rican scientist’s lament for the loss of a legendary telescope

By John Morales | Climate Change, Columnists

Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un

After Biden’s election victory, what’s North Korea’s next move?

By Duyeon Kim | Columnists, Nuclear Risk

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at a fundraiser in August 2020.

Here’s what to expect from Biden on top nuclear weapons issues

By Sara Z. Kutchesfahani | Columnists, Nuclear Risk

Plane releases fire retardant

Dealing with climate change requires more fight and less flight

By Dawn Stover | Climate Change, Columnists

Parthenon in Athens, undergoing partial restoration

What science and democracy have in common: us, hopefully

By Adam Sobel | Columnists, Opinion

Trump is a “superspreader.” Of misinformation

By Dawn Stover | Columnists, Disruptive Technologies

The US Supreme Court building.

Breaking gender barriers: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and … Marie Skłodowska Curie

By Sara Z. Kutchesfahani | Columnists, Nuclear Risk

What’s missing from American schools’ curricula? Nuclear weapons.

By Sara Z. Kutchesfahani | Columnists, Nuclear Risk

Bulletin May 1946 edition

Prominent nuclear scientists did not recommend the atomic bombings of Japan

By Sara Z. Kutchesfahani | Columnists, Hiroshima & Nagasaki

US lower 48 temperature forecast July 14-20 2020

Coronavirus and climate change: How to deal with converging crises

By Dawn Stover | Biosecurity, Climate Change, Columnists

Nuclear test time-lapse map

Trump apparently wants a nuclear test. It could be bad for your health.

By Sara Z. Kutchesfahani | Columnists, Nuclear Weapons