Carl Zimmer
@nytimes columnist. Author: carlzimmer.com/books/ Contacts via my web site welcome
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Lawyers claim infants, children are in dangerous situation at border detention site
“In my 22 years of doing visits with children in detention I have never heard of this level of inhumanity,” said an attorney representing the detained youth.
Tumultuous Clouds of Jupiter
NASA's Mission Juno will explore Jupiter, seeking to unlock secrets of the giant planet and our solar system.
Wellcome Global Monitor 2018 | Wellcome
The Wellcome Global Monitor is the world’s largest study into how people around the world think and feel about science and major health challenges.
Carl Zimmer
A report from @wellcometrust looks worldwide at how many people think vaccines are safe wellcome.ac.uk/reports/wellco… pic.twitter.com/3GOQsY5W4f
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CRISPR babies: when will the world be ready?
Efforts to make heritable changes to the human genome are fraught with uncertainty. Here’s what it would take to make the technique safe and acceptable.
Iran’s Gambit: Force the World to Rein In Trump
Iran is resorting to rogue state tactics as part of a strategy to induce other countries to counter what it sees as an existential American threat.
How many sexual minorities are hidden? Projecting the size of the global closet with implications for policy and public health
Because sexual orientation concealment can exact deep mental and physical health costs and dampen the public visibility necessary for advancing equal rights, estimating the proportion of the global sexual minority population that conceals its sexual...
Carl Zimmer
Worldwide, researchers estimate that 83% of LGBT people conceal their sexual orientation
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With More Storms and Rising Seas, Which U.S. Cities Should Be Saved First?
As the dangers and costs of climate change rise, policymakers are facing painful choices about how to decide which communities to protect.
Climate change has likely already affected global food production
Crop yields are projected to decrease under future climate conditions, and recent research suggests that yields have already been impacted. However, current impacts on a diversity of crops subnationally and implications for food security remains...
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Climate change has already likely reduced crop harvests, cutting down calories by 1% on average from the top ten crops.
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Feds Tell 9th Circuit: Detained Kids 'Safe and Sanitary' Without Soap
The Trump administration argued in front of a Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday that the government is not required to give soap or toothbrushes to children apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border and can have them sleep on concrete floors in frigid,...
Rising Temperatures Ravage the Himalayas, Rapidly Shrinking Its Glaciers
A new analysis of satellite data concludes that Himalayan glaciers are melting much faster than before, posing grave risks to millions downstream.
America’s Skies Have Gotten Clearer, but Millions Still Breathe Unhealthy Air
Air pollution has improved dramatically over the past four decades, in a large part because of federal regulations. But many areas of the country still have high levels of pollution, and climate change may make them worse.
India reels under worst drought in decades, heat kills dozens
Western state of Maharashtra witnesses worst drought in 47 years, while intense heat kills dozens in impoverished Bihar.
E.P.A. Finalizes Its Plan to Replace Obama-Era Climate Rules
The new measure will very likely prompt a flurry of legal challenges. If upheld in court, it could tie the hands of future presidents on global warming.
Covering Indigenous Communities with Respect and Sensitivity
Mainstream media often face challenges when reporting on tribal communities. Indigenous journalist Debra Utacia Krol offers advice on reporting in Indigenous communities and on the intersection of …
Scientists amazed as Canadian permafrost thaws 70 years early
Permafrost at outposts in the Canadian Arctic is thawing 70 years earlier than p...
Early human settlement of Sahul was not an accident
Early human settlement of Sahul was not an accident
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Carl Zimmer
"We conclude that anatomically modern humans had the capacity to plan and make open-sea voyages lasting several days by at least 50,000 years ago.” nature.com/articles/s4159… via @huw_groucutt
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FBI Background Check Slows Shanahan Confirmation, Dredges Up Domestic Dispute
Acting Secretary of State Patrick Shanahan’s FBI background check is reportedly slowing his confirmation process, also dredging up details of...
Guest post: Why natural cycles only play small role in rate of global warming
The role of variability due to natural ocean cycles in global warming is a long-standing debate in climate science. The scientific community overwhelmingly agrees that human activities are responsible for the observed increase in temperatures for...
Cuttlefish Arms Are Not So Different From Yours
Cephalopods, flies and even humans share genes needed to develop limbs, perhaps provided by a common ancestor.
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Carl Zimmer
Your arm and an octopus arm are built by the same genes. For my @nytimes column this week, I look at a striking new case of “deep homology.” nytimes.com/2019/06/18/sci… pic.twitter.com/MRGRasRmCO
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