A Growing Drinking Water Crisis Threatens American Cities and Towns

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September 09, 2022

Pollution A Growing Drinking Water Crisis Threatens American Cities and Towns The Jackson, Miss., disaster rings alarm bells about myriad problems lurking in water systems across the country By Robin Lloyd

Astronomy Listen to Images from the James Webb Space Telescope It turns out that making new views of the Universe accessible to those with vision impairment has required some deep thought–and carefully chosen words. By Camilo Garzón | 07:39

Climate Change $35 Billion Worth of Real Estate Could Be Underwater by 2050 Local governments in coastal states will lose billions of dollars in local tax revenue as rising seas claim developed land By Thomas Frank,E&E News

Particle Physics Physicists Struggle to Unite Around Future Plans Over 10 days, researchers participating in the once-a-decade "Snowmass process" attempted to build a unified scientific vision for the future of particle physics By Daniel Garisto

Artificial Intelligence To Clear Deadly Land Mines, Science Turns to Drones and Machine Learning In a field in Oklahoma, researchers are using new technology to spot deadly munitions built to maim and kill By Andrew Robinson,Dominic Smith

Mental Health The Number of Children Orphaned by COVID Keeps Rising HIV has taught us how to care for children who have lost a parent, but more countries need to step up By Juliette Unwin

Education Teaching about Racism Is Essential for Education Lessons about racial injustice help students understand reality By The Editors

Psychology It's Time To Rethink the Origins of Pain Chronic pain is biochemical, but it's also psychological, and treatment needs to address how we think and feel about it By Haider Warraich

Animals These Tiny Pollinators Can Travel Surprisingly Huge Distances It turns out that hoverflies may fly hundreds or even thousands of miles—all to help pollinate our flowers and vegetables. By Christopher Intagliata | 02:06

Public Health Why So Few Young Kids Are Vaccinated against COVID--And How to Change That A small fraction of young children in the U.S. are vaccinated against COVID. Pediatricians can help By Tanya Lewis

Education Subverting Climate Science in the Classroom Oil and gas representatives influence the standards for courses and textbooks, from kindergarten to 12th grade By Katie Worth

FROM THE STORE Truth vs Lies How do we navigate the post-truth era, when there is no longer an expectation that politicians or pundits will be honest? In this eBook, we break down the science of deception so that we can protect ourselves against it. We look at human perception and how those perceptions are influenced using technology as well as provide interventions for combating bias and antiscience thinking. *Editor's Note: This Collector's Edition was published as Truth vs Lies. The eBook adaptation contains all of the articles, but some of the artwork has been removed to optimize viewing on tablet devices.

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