Have you ever looked up and watched a jet high in the sky leaving a long contrail? Have you also wondered what effect that contrail might have on global warming and our environment? Dr. David Travis, from the University of [See the full post…]

Meet Professor Pam Matson, dean of the School of Earth Sciences at Stanford University and renowned scientist. Pam is super-excited about the opportunities that ever-increasing levels of private and industrial funding for energy and environmental research offer. How can universities [See the full post…]

Global warming is happening, and one of the culprits is likely increased emission levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as a result of our energy usage. Lynn Orr is director of the Global Climate and Energy Project and [See the full post…]

Now in the final stretch leading up to Tuesday and Election Day, has our voting process improved much, six years after the Florida recounts? We take a closer look at electronic voting machines. Also, MIT’s new research initiative on the [See the full post…]