Imagine trying to solve a complex problem without access to the instruction manual -- or worse, being told the manual was too expensive to keep on hand. That's exactly what the federal government ...
There is perhaps no scholar more qualified to dissect the world's energy systems on a macro scale - from food and agriculture to electricity and fuel - than Vaclav Smil. The 81-year-old ...
The fatal flooding this weekend in Central Texas was a tragedy. As of this writing, at least 80 are dead. After every such crisis, it's important to assess how it occurred and identify ways to ...
In 2023, I was fortunate to be a member of a team of scientists that investigated how the Covid-19 pandemic influenced the demographics of people incarcerated in the United States. Days after the ...
The cure for diabetes is a life free from daily insulin injections. Based on that criterion, ten out of 12 people (83%) in a new clinical trial were cured of their diabetes one year after receiving ...