by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

House Approves GOP Bill to Make New Tax Cuts Permanent

Friday's vote was 220-191 in the Republican-led House

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

An appreciation of the persistently grim tweets from the Norway Ice Service

Monday through Friday of each week, the Norwegian Ice Service, a government agency within the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, tweets out rather dismal news about the state of the thawing Arctic. But these tweets aren't intended to be grim. T...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Facts on the nature of a tsunami

A once-exotic word that has now entered the everyday lexicon, a tsunami refers to a shock of water that spreads through the sea, usually after a sub-sea floor quake. Dramatic video footage filmed from the top floor of a parking ramp in Palu, nearly...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

A Sex Scandal Canceled the Nobel Prize for Literature this Year, Should the Other Prizes Take a Break, Too?

This year's Nobel Prize for literature was nixed due to a sex scandal. Other Nobels have neglected key contributors. Should all prizes be cancelled while criteria is reassessed?

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

How criminals are able to make deadly counterfeit pills: Part 3

"It's scary that people can go online and they can buy a pill press. They can buy the pill dies," said Jon DeLena of the DEA.

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Alarming outbreak of drug overdoses overwhelms Tennessee town: Part 4

Paramedics discovered that what caused the overdoses were counterfeit pills containing the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl.

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Following the trail of the deadly fentanyl drug to China: Part 5

U.S. officials say criminals are exploiting China's huge, poorly regulated chemical manufacturing industry to get their illegal fentanyl shipments.

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Art or science? This mesmerizing video shows the development of neurons

The 2018 Nikon Small World in Motion winners are here, and the videos are every bit as artistic as they are scientific. Watch the growth of an entire nervous system unfolding in 3D over a matter of seconds.

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Amal Clooney Calls on Aung San Suu Kyi to Pardon Journalists Imprisoned in Myanmar: 'History Will Judge Her'

"History will judge her on her response"

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

New research, September 17-23, 2018

A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below. Climate change impacts& Mankind Bayesian estimates for the mapping of dengue hotspots and estimation of the risk of disease epidemic in Northeast Brazil Effects of climate change-r...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Scientists blew up their own machine to break the record for most intense magnetic field

Scientists are always looking to push the limits of their own creations, but most of the time that doesn't mean utterly destroying some very fancy machines. That's just what a team of researchers from the University of Tokyo was willing to br...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Fisheries nations to decide fate of declining bigeye tuna

Dozens of nations with commercial fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean will grapple next week with a new finding that bigeye tuna, the backbone of a billion dollar business, is severely depleted and overfished. Unless catch levels are sharply reduced, sc...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Young Girl Dressed as Serena Williams for 'Superhero Day' Is a Halloween Trendsetter

Even Alexis Ohanian is impressed

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

TIME Journalists Are Heading to Austin for the 2018 Texas Tribune Festival

More than 300 leaders in politics, public policy and journalism will be there

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Indonesian city hit by tsunami after powerful quake

A powerful earthquake hit central Indonesia on Friday, causing a tsunami that slammed into a city on Sulawesi island with officials saying the tremor had levelled "many" buildings. The shallow 7.5 magnitude quake sparked terror among locals who fled...