Dinosaurs lived and roamed the earth for hundreds of millions of years. But they disappeared from geological rock record about 66 million years ago. What happened to them? Don Peck, science educator and geologist, and long time colleague and friend has some answers to...
Image by StartupStockPhotos from Pixabay Silence Is Never Neutral; Neither is Science or Science Teaching This is the title of an opinion piece published on Scientific American. The article is an opinion piece by members of the the 500 Women Scientists Leadership. SA...
We are less than an hour from the launch of SpaceX, the rocket that will take two astronauts to the Space Station. Their only concern is the weather, but one of the astronauts just said this: Figure 1. Astronauts telling us that the sky just cleared up right above...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is raised into a vertical position on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A. NASA/Bill Ingalls Wendy Whitman Cobb, US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies On May 27, two American...
Masks help stop the spread of coronavirus – the science is simple and I'm one of 100 experts urging governors to require public mask-wearing. Evidence is growing that when masks are worn by nearly everyone, it can slow coronavirus transmission. AP Photo/Rick Bowmer...
Has Georgia reached an inflection point in the outbreak of coronavirus in the state? Is there any evidence that a peak has been reached in the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in Georgia? In this post, I'll explore these questions. Georgia has been one of the top...
