Scientists’ Role in Defending Democracy
In an article originally published in Science, UCS President Gretchen Goldman and her co-author present solutions for scientists under attack in authoritarian governments.
Ask a Scientist: How Does Documenting Attacks on Science Stop Authoritarians?
Last month, UCS published Science and Democracy Under Siege: Documenting Six Months of the Trump Administration’s Destructive Actions, a report that catalogs 402 attacks on science between January 20 and June 30, 2025.
Ask a Scientist: How Does Documenting Attacks on Science Stop Authoritarians?
Last month, UCS published Science and Democracy Under Siege: Documenting Six Months of the Trump Administration’s Destructive Actions, a report that catalogs 402 attacks on science between January 20 and June 30, 2025.
Coastal, Wading Birds Share Nesting Habits of Some Dinosaurs
What do you think are the closest living relatives to dinosaurs? Maybe alligators? Sharks? Sea turtles? While all of those are close relatives of dinos, none are as close as birds. Modern birds...
Coastal Birds Share Nesting Habits of Some Dinosaurs
What do you think are the closest living relatives to dinosaurs? Maybe alligators? Sharks? Sea turtles? While all of those are close relatives of dinos, none are as close as birds. Modern birds...
Coastal Birds Share Nesting Habits of Some Dinosaurs
What do you think are the closest living relatives to dinosaurs? Maybe alligators? Sharks? Sea turtles? While all of those are close relatives of dinos, none are as close as birds. Modern birds...
Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing risk as mountain glaciers melt around the world
Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges of water into Juneau for 3 straight summers.
Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent drought
The drought has been linked to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, a natural climate pattern. A new study finds global warming is now influencing that natural phenomenon.
Where America’s CO emissions come from – what you need to know, in charts
Carbon dioxide emissions trap heat in the atmosphere, warming the planet. Too much CO2 can disrupt the climate and oceans.
10 Fun Facts About the Chimney Swift
In many towns east of the Rocky Mountains, the chattering calls of Chimney Swifts are as much a part of summer’s soundtrack as the cha-cha of sprinklers or ice cream truck jingles. Swifts cut a...
10 Fun Facts About the Chimney Swift
In many towns east of the Rocky Mountains, the chattering calls of Chimney Swifts are as much a part of summer’s soundtrack as the cha-cha of sprinklers or ice cream truck jingles. Swifts cut a...
4 laws that could stymie the Trump EPA’s plan to rescind the endangerment finding, central to US climate policies
The 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health underpins many U.S. climate policies. A new report meant to challenge it may run afoul of several laws.