Warren Cornwall
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Bellingham, WA, United States
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Is ‘The Blob’ back? New marine heat wave threatens Pacific
In 2017, a marine heat wave bleached this coral reef in Hawaii’s Hanauma Bay. Now, officials are bracing for a new bleaching event driven by unusually warm ocean waters. Ozgur Coskun/Alamy Stock Photo Is ‘The Blob’ back? New marine heat wave threatens Pacific By Warren CornwallSep. 17, 2019 , 4:15 PM In the fall of 2014, marine ecologist Jennifer Fisher was stunned when jellyfish and tiny… → Read More
Invasion of the glowing sea pickles
Scientists rush to understand impact of tropical species arriving in Pacific Northwest. As I braced myself on a lurching deck, surrounded by fog at midnight, it was easy to imagine that we were chasing a mythical creature. But in fact, I had joined a group of researchers on a cruise off the coast of Newport, Oregon, last August to search for Pyrosoma atlanticum , a mysterious, glow-in-the-dark… → Read More
Should we prioritize which endangered species to save, and why were chemists baffled by soot for so long?
On this week’s show: How should we prioritize which endangered species to save, and how can complex molecules like soot assemble inside a flame? → Read More
Natural gas could warm the planet as much as coal in the short term
Gas production leaks enough methane to match climate impact of coal-burning plants for 2 decades → Read More
As sea levels rise, Bangladeshi islanders must decide between keeping the water out—or letting it in
In flood-prone Bangladesh, resilience can mean letting water have its way → Read More
Trump’s EPA has blocked agency grantees from serving on science advisory panels. Here is what it means
Scott Pruitt is administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Gage Skidmore/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) Trump’s EPA has blocked agency grantees from serving on science advisory panels. Here is what it means By Warren CornwallOct. 31, 2017 , 6:04 PM Scientists receiving grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., many of them leading university researchers,… → Read More
United States should dramatically retool animal research rules, groups say
Research organizations call for single agency to be in charge, but critics raise concerns → Read More
Shifting water weight can trigger small earthquakes in California
Unloading of snow packs and reservoirs linked to upticks in earthquakes → Read More
Call to keep secrets on rare species draws reluctant support
After scientists published a paper documenting a new population of earless monitor lizards in Borneo, poachers moved in. Chien C. Lee/Wild Borneo Photography/Wikimedia (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Call to keep secrets on rare species draws reluctant support By Warren CornwallMay. 25, 2017 , 2:00 PM The extent to which rare animal poachers piggyback on scientific research became clear to Mark Auliya soon after… → Read More
Clean energy patent slump in U.S. stirs concern
Analysts wonder whether Trump budget cuts could further stall commercialization → Read More
Medical school to examine whether professor published paper partly written by chemical company
Court documents suggest Monsanto helped “ghost write” paper → Read More
Did you knowingly commit a crime? Brain scans could tell
When people try to sneak something past a security checkpoint, their brains show different activity patterns depending on whether they are certain there is contraband in their suitcase or just know there's a chance of it, according to a new study. ZUMA Press Inc/Alamy Stock Photo Did you knowingly commit a crime? Brain scans could tell By Warren CornwallMar. 13, 2017 , 3:00 PM The number of… → Read More
Trump plan for 40% cut could cause EPA science office ‘to implode,’ official warns
Researchers from the Environemental Protection Agency's Gulf Breeze laboratory in Florida could be among those affected by deep proposed cuts to the agency's science programs. Trump plan for 40% cut could cause EPA science office ‘to implode,’ official warns By Warren CornwallMar. 3, 2017 , 1:15 PM In 2015, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., unveiled a… → Read More
Would you live in a wooden skyscraper?
A thicket of new and planned high-rises have skeletons of high-tech wood instead of steel → Read More
These disaster machines could help humanity prepare for cataclysms
“Disastermakers” that whoosh, gush, and rumble can do things supercomputers can't match → Read More
Ghosts of oceans past
Ghosts of oceans past Andrea Dutton's hunt for ancient coral reefs has taken her from white sand beaches along the Indian Ocean to wave-beaten cliffs beside the Caribbean. But the geologist's strangest field trip may have come last year, when she spent days at a Mexican amusement park carved from the seaside jungle of the Yucatán Peninsula. Dutton was not there for the water rides and wild… → Read More
Hurricane Patricia, More Pacific Storms, and 4 Other Signs of El Niño
This year’s strong El Niño is raising Pacific Ocean temperatures, with consequences for everything from fish to disease. → Read More
Feature: Can we build an ‘Iron Man’ suit that gives soldiers a robotic boost?
A longstanding quest to augment human performance with robotic exoskeletons takes a softer approach → Read More
Washington, D.C., is sinking
Glacier retreat causing U.S. capital region to drop → Read More
Feature: Five years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, scars linger
On oiled coastlines, apparent recovery masks subtle damage to ecosystems → Read More