I just stumbled across a recent report in STAT under the headline: These are the bird flu questions that influenza and animal scientists desperately want answered.

Earth’s atmosphere whips into a frenzy where it fades into the emptiness of space, yet a new study has uncovered currents amid the turbulence that eerily reflect the winds swirling closer to the surface, hinting at hidden forces that connect them

The Washington Post ran a lengthy article last week bemoaning the fact that AI is sucking up so much power that it’s already straining the nation’s electric grid and is bad for the environment

Modeling the main factors driving climate is riddled with and precluded by observational error. Some scientists now acknowledge this

In my last commentary, I elaborated on a proposed definition of Critical Thinking. Although there were a few suggested refinements, I received no major objections

Earlier this week, we published an editorial arguing that government data didn’t support various claims about ‘climate change’, and we predicted Google would demonetize it

Six climate protestors were arrested after they disrupted the Travelers Championship golf tournament in Cromwell last Sunday afternoon

A recently published study challenges the popular myth that Easter Islanders’ ancient rock gardening practices caused their downfall

The Green Party leader has admitted that she still has a gas boiler despite her party’s commitment to reach Net Zero by 2040. The Telegraph has the story.

Last week, the weather was pleasant and often balmy across the U.K., and to take full advantage of the gently rising warmth, there was no better place to be than Heathrow Airport.

There have been two (at least) lithium-ion battery plant fires in the last 24 hours, one of them deadly, serving as yet another reminder that these types of fires are entirely different beasts; first, from a report at BBC News this morning [emphasis, links added]:

Throughout the history of science, what we once held as irrefutable truth has often been overturned by new evidence and evolving perspectives.

Today’s media are filled with concerns about air pollution.

A new study has found that AI systems known as large language models (LLMs) can exhibit “Machiavellianism,” or intentional and amoral manipulativeness, which can then lead to deceptive behavior.

Electric power is a necessity of modern life, particularly for employers. Without electricity, modern society quickly collapses.