David Crosby, a folk-rock voice that spanned decades
Crosby’s image as the twinkle-eyed stoner and sardonic hedonist of the cosmic age was said to have been a model for the obstinate free spirit played...
Magical thinking that infected capitalism
Magical thinking is the assumption that favoured conditions will continue on forever. It implies the minimising of constraints and trade-offs in...
Busting taboos with science: The father of the abortion pill
“When science meets women’s cause, it is irresistible,” Baulieu, 96, a French endocrinologist and biochemist often called the father of the abortion...
Noise pollution: Dolphins can shout underwater, but it’s never loud
Scientists worked with a dolphin duo, males named Delta and Reese, at an experimental lagoon at the Dolphin Research Center in the Florida Keys. The...
I’m a scientist who spoke up about climate change. I was fired for it
Soon after this brief action, the AGU, an organisation with 60,000 members in the earth and space sciences, expelled us from the conference and...
Microsoft bets big on ChatGPT creator in race to dominate AI
Microsoft is now poised to challenge competitors like Google, Amazon and Apple with a technological advantage the company has not possessed for more...
Brasília, Capitol riots followed similar playbook
One day after the thousands protested what they falsely claim was a stolen election, misinformation researchers are studying how the internet was used...
Radical departure: Block the sun to counter climate change?
As the world falls short of the goals of the Paris agreement and the costs of climate change mount, is geoengineering worth taking seriously?
