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Could solar geoengineering cool the planet? U.S. gets serious about finding out
Any work on solar geoengineering—the notion of artificially making the atmosphere more reflective to cool an overheated planet—is fraught with controversy. Last year, for example,
a tech entrepreneur
claimed he launched two weather balloons from Baja California into the stratosphere, where they may have released a puff of sulfur dioxide that gave rise to a...
U.S. scientific leaders need to address structural racism, report urges
Leaders in the U.S. scientific community must dismantle the power structures that lead to racial inequities within their organizations and create an environment in which everyone feels supported,
says a report released today by the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
. The 359-page report includes 12 recommendations for leaders who want to foster...