Kyle Plantz
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Real-life scientists inspire these comic book superheroes
Three scientists are publishing comics casting researchers as heroes, and hope the cartoon format and pared-down storyline can boost science literacy. → Read More
50 years ago, scientists wanted to build solar panels on the moon
In 1969, scientists proposed building solar panels on the moon to convert the sun’s energy into electricity that can be used on Earth. → Read More
50 years ago, scientists tried to control earthquakes with earthquakes
In the 1960s, researchers proposed preventing a big earthquake by creating smaller ones. That hasn’t quite worked out. → Read More
Half the world’s annual rain falls in just 12 days
Climate change could shorten the time it talks for the world’s to receive half its annual precipitation from 12 days to 11 by 2100. → Read More
Why a chemistry teacher started a science board game company
Subatomic is the latest game from John Coveyou, whose company Genius Games wants people to find the joy in science. → Read More
The CDC advises: Don’t swallow the water in a hotel swimming pool
In a 15-year period, hotel swimming pools and water parks had the highest number of swimming-related disease outbreaks in the United States. → Read More
Closing the gender gap in some science fields may take over 100 years
In some STEM fields, the gender gap won’t disappear for decades or even centuries, a new study suggests. → Read More
How past disasters can help us prepare for the future
In The Big Ones, seismologist Lucy Jones examines the science behind some of the most catastrophic natural disasters in human history. → Read More
50 years ago, a spacecraft discovered oxygen in moon rocks
In 1967, scientists dreamed of lunar processing plants to turn moon rocks into oxygen. → Read More
Very Few Willing to Stand Behind Controversial FCC Comments About Net Neutrality Repeal –
After John Oliver's latest defense of net neutrality, comments flooded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website — over 1.6 million to be exact. → Read More
Illinois Congressman Visits Puerto Rico to See Landfill Crisis Up Close –
SAN JUAN, P.R. – When Rep. Luis Gutierrez pulled up to a house in the Candelaria neighborhood of the Toa Baja municipality in Puerto Rico, you wouldn’t hav → Read More
Pell Grants Become Divisive Issue in Senate Races –
As college affordability and access to higher education enters the presidential race, the policy issue is also playing out in tight Senate races. In the Ne → Read More
Is Bernie Sanders Really Helping Hillary Clinton With the Millennial Vote? –
For John DeButts, a 21-year-old senior at the University of New Hampshire, Bernie Sanders was a no-brainer. He was progressive. He was authentic. He was ju → Read More
Are Environmentalist’s Concerns Over Dakota Pipeline Louder than Native American Voices? –
Environmental activists across the country have taken up a new cause: the Dakota Access Pipeline. But are they hijacking the Native American protests again → Read More
Donald Trump's Deplorables: A Reclamation of the Name –
When Mary Keohan arrived at Donald Trump’s rally Thursday night in Laconia, N.H., she immediately stood out from the crowd. Decked out in Americana — hardl → Read More
Some Senate Candidates Give a Unique Response to the Hillary Clinton Trustworthy Question –
Democratic candidates in Senate campaigns often get the Clinton question. “Is Hillary Clinton trustworthy?” a reporter would ask. And how the candidate res → Read More
Are These Mini-Trump Primary Challengers Hurting Republican Incumbents At All? –
Trump-ism isn’t the same without Trump in it. That’s the lesson the media and political pundits are learning this week after Republican incumbents, who hav → Read More
Is Gary Johnson the Only Free Trade Presidential Candidate? –
For free trade enthusiasts, they’re hard pressed to find a presidential candidate in the two-party system that supports the Trans-Pacific Partnership. If y → Read More
Is John Kasich Laying the Groundwork for a 2020 Presidential Bid? –
It turns out that John Kasich can’t get enough of New Hampshire. The Ohio governor will return to the Granite State this weekend, his first visit since his → Read More
Puerto Rico’s Environmental Crisis That No One Is Talking About –
Puerto Rico is in the middle of a crisis. Not just an economic crisis, but an environmental one too. The Environmental Protection Agency has ignored many c → Read More