Science

Orbital ATK, received permission from Glenn's widow Annie, to name the spacecraft after husband shortly after his death in December. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

NASA honors John Glenn with first full 360-view rocket launch: Watch

Sean Langille · April 18, 2017 4:33 pm

How much warming, from 0 to 100 percent, is caused by humans - a deceptively simple question to ask, and a devilishly hard one to answer. (AP Photo/John Antczak)

In search of a rational middle ground in the climate change debate

Cory Franklin · April 15, 2017 4:03 am

The weather balloon reached the second layer of Earth's atmosphere, called the stratosphere. (Twitter)

‘The first protest in space’ takes aim at Trump

Daniel Chaitin · April 13, 2017 11:05 pm

Political Science

Alice B. Lloyd · April 11, 2017 12:27 pm

The John Glenn that I got to know was one of "Nestor." (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Beltway Confidential

The John Glenn I knew

adam-sackowitz · April 6, 2017 9:26 pm

The bipartisan bill seeks to improve the forecasting ability of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including the National Weather Service. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration via AP)

Energy and Environment

Congress passes major weather forecasting bill

Daniel Chaitin · April 4, 2017 9:40 pm

How Charles Darwin Got New England Talking

Stephen Miller · March 31, 2017 4:08 pm

Survival of the Pithiest

Stephen Miller · March 31, 2017 7:00 am

Along party lines, the House passed a bill to restrict the Science Advisory Board's lobbying, grants and influence.

Energy and Environment

House GOP seeks to rein in EPA science advisers

John Siciliano · March 30, 2017 3:54 pm

Trump touts bipartisanship of NASA reauthorization in weekly address

Trump touts bipartisanship of NASA reauthorization in weekly address

Daniel Chaitin · March 25, 2017 10:35 am

Harvard-Smithsonian Observatory astrophysicist Willie Soon speaks at the Heritage Foundation in Washington seeking to debunk consensus view on global warming. (Photo by Pete Marovich)

Energy and Environment

Skeptic Willie Soon: create a ‘place in hell’ for UN climate science

John Siciliano · March 23, 2017 7:11 pm

A hearing next week could be akin to a sparring match between climate scientists who don't always get along. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Energy and Environment

GOP-led climate science hearing could be a sparring match

John Siciliano · March 22, 2017 11:31 pm