Category : science

by Heidi Harley - 3 weeks ago

Skeptical Science New Research for Week #9 2025

Open access notables A twenty-first century structural change in Antarctica’s sea ice system, Raphael et al.,& Communications Earth & Environment: From 1979 to 2016, total Antarctic sea ice extent experienced a positive trend with record w...

by Heidi Harley - 3 weeks ago

AI in Science: Promise and Peril

This week, Google has launched a new AI tool called Co-Scientist. We hear from one researcher who has tried it out with stunning results. But how much should we trust tools like this - and what are the dangers?And what about the problem of AI generat...

by Heidi Harley - 3 weeks ago

Is 1.5 still alive?

1.5C. It’s THE number we talk about when we talk about climate change. But what does 1.5C actually mean now – and as the world saw record-breaking heat last year, does it even matter anymore? Climate scientist Mark Maslin and environmental psycholog...