Jim Fleming of Colby College has studied historical efforts to control the weather and thinks humans have nowhere near the practical technology to get there. He described an attempt in 1947 in which ...

How humans move is an open question, according to Mark Latash, distinguished professor of kinesiology at Penn State. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Investigations ...

Hurricanes are humanity’s reminder of the uncontrollable, chaotic power of Earth’s weather. Milton’s powerful push toward Florida just days after Helene devastated large parts of the Southeast likely ...

Hurricanes are humanity’s reminder of the uncontrollable, chaotic power of Earth’s weather. Besides discounting common sense, such theories disregard weather history that shows the hurricanes are ...

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Failed historical attempts to control hurricanes differ somewhat from some scientists' futuristic ideas to combat climate change and extreme weather. That's because instead of targeting individual ...

“I’ll be back,” Arnold Schwarzenegger famously promised in the 1984 sci-fi hit The Terminator. He wasn’t kidding. In a 2023 interview, the actor turned governor suggested that the movie’s vision of ...

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Almost 100 years ago, Carrie Buck was raped, labeled an “imbecile,” and sterilized by order of the state — all in the name of genetic progress. Today, we no longer use that word, but the dream of ...