Artificial Intelligence
Without Small Data, AI in Health Care Contributes to Disparities
Artificial intelligence systems in health care must be trained on the data of lived experience to prevent bias and disparities
Opinion
Climate Change
Large Herbivores Can Help Prevent Massive Wildfires
Reintroducing large herbivores into fire-prone areas can help combat the global rise in megafires
Climate Change
Heat Waves May Be Slow, but They Are Just as Destructive as Faster Disasters
After weeks at 100 degrees F, the drought and heat wave in Texas are taking their toll
Climate Change
Carbon in the Oceans Is Altering the Micro-Fabric of Life
Humans are feeding the invisible world of ocean microbes a punishing diet of pollutants, boosting the impact of climate change and hastening the destruction of life as we know it
Statistics
What This Graph of a Dinosaur Can Teach Us about Doing Better Science
“Anscombe’s quartet” and the “datasaurus dozen” demonstrate the importance of visualizing data
Weather
Working in Extreme Heat Is Dangerous. We Must Make It Safer
Extreme heat is becoming more common across the U.S. The federal government and employers owe workers better safety measures
Language
English May Be Science’s Native Language, but It’s Not Native to All Scientists
There are talented scientists worldwide who do not speak fluent English. We have to accommodate the language barrier or risk losing their potential
Climate Change
Republican Presidential Candidates Vow to Fiddle as Earth Burns
Denial of climate change is driven by ideology, leaving its consequences to harm us all—especially the world's poorest
Dinosaurs
Paleontology Is Far More Than New Fossil Discoveries
Understanding the ancient past is critical to responding to challenges we face in the future
Behavior
Why Delays in Delivering Justice Lead to Harsher Sentencing
People want swift punishment and will even penalize perpetrators for delays outside their control
