by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

North Korea Foreign Minister Says Country Won't Disarm Without Trust

Ri Yong Ho called on the U.S. to follow through on promises made during a summit

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Syrian Foreign Minister Says Country's 'Battle Against Terrorism Is Almost Over'

Civil war has plagued the country for more than seven years

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Envoys From North Korea and Syria to Appear Before the U.N. General Assembly

Both are places of international concern that spill trouble beyond their borders

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

New Hampshire Man Grows the Largest Pumpkin in North American History

Steve Geddes of Boscawen, N.H., Won $6,000 in Prize Money

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #39

A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week. Editor's Pick Trump administration sees a 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100 & Firefighters from Brea, Calif., inspect and cut fir...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Giving up on life can lead to actual death in less than a month

It’s a dark area of psychology, exploring death’s grip on a person who feels totally defeated by life. But as scientists learn more about the phenomenon, they’re finding it impacts people in five distinct stages. The clinical name f...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

House Approves GOP Bill to Make New Tax Cuts Permanent

Friday's vote was 220-191 in the Republican-led House

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

An appreciation of the persistently grim tweets from the Norway Ice Service

Monday through Friday of each week, the Norwegian Ice Service, a government agency within the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, tweets out rather dismal news about the state of the thawing Arctic. But these tweets aren't intended to be grim. T...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Facts on the nature of a tsunami

A once-exotic word that has now entered the everyday lexicon, a tsunami refers to a shock of water that spreads through the sea, usually after a sub-sea floor quake. Dramatic video footage filmed from the top floor of a parking ramp in Palu, nearly...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

A Sex Scandal Canceled the Nobel Prize for Literature this Year, Should the Other Prizes Take a Break, Too?

This year's Nobel Prize for literature was nixed due to a sex scandal. Other Nobels have neglected key contributors. Should all prizes be cancelled while criteria is reassessed?

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

How criminals are able to make deadly counterfeit pills: Part 3

"It's scary that people can go online and they can buy a pill press. They can buy the pill dies," said Jon DeLena of the DEA.

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Alarming outbreak of drug overdoses overwhelms Tennessee town: Part 4

Paramedics discovered that what caused the overdoses were counterfeit pills containing the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl.

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Following the trail of the deadly fentanyl drug to China: Part 5

U.S. officials say criminals are exploiting China's huge, poorly regulated chemical manufacturing industry to get their illegal fentanyl shipments.

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Art or science? This mesmerizing video shows the development of neurons

The 2018 Nikon Small World in Motion winners are here, and the videos are every bit as artistic as they are scientific. Watch the growth of an entire nervous system unfolding in 3D over a matter of seconds.

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Amal Clooney Calls on Aung San Suu Kyi to Pardon Journalists Imprisoned in Myanmar: 'History Will Judge Her'

"History will judge her on her response"