Author name: Angelica Long

CLIMATEWIRE | EPA on Wednesday announced it was walking away from virtually every important climate policy on the books, charting an aggressive course on deregulation that will take years to complete — and compliant courts. The agency at the center of federal climate action said it would roll back bedrock scientific findings, kill climate rules, […]

An ancient problem known as “squaring the circle” stumped mathematicians for more than 2,000 years. During that time, professionals and amateurs alike unknowingly published thousands of false proofs claiming to resolve it. False proof attempts are natural stumbling blocks on the road to mathematical progress. They tend to fall by the wayside, either when peers

The world is divided by war. Influenza outbreaks smolder in livestock herds and bird flocks for years. The public is deeply skeptical of the value of medical interventions. Public health agencies offer misleading advice and are focused only on keeping the public calm. There is a shortage of qualified medical professionals, with no end in

What Sniffing Mummies Taught Scientists about Ancient Society Mummy aroma may provide insight into social class and historical period, according to a team of trained mummy sniffers By Gayoung Lee edited by Andrea Thompson A selection of the mummified bodies in the exhibition area of the Egyptian museum in Cairo. If you were asked to