Interview #3: Dr. Alan Robock — Nuclear Winter, Volcanoes and the Duty to Warn

Dr. Alan Robock is a professor at Rutgers University and a world-leading expert in nuclear winter research and all things climate. His interview was meaningful to me for a number of reasons, most…

The most influential works of American culture, according to readers

Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan and the iPhone were the most cited omissions on The Post’s list.

How Soviet and US scientists helped end the Cold War nuclear arms race

Three physicists give a firsthand account of disarmament efforts in the 1980s and 1990s.

American Nero: Why Trump is trying to burn down the National Academy of Sciences

Carnage in pursuit of power, revenge, personal financial gain, and ego.

Willful ignorance of the global impact of nuclear war

Even a limited nuclear war could disrupt the climate, ecosystems, and global food supplies. Nuclear strategies and decisions should be required to factor in those potential consequences.

An Open Letter In Support of Scientific American

We are looking for your support by signing the letter below. It calls on Springer Nature to ensure that as part of the sale, LabX Media will rehire laid off union workers, restore staff salaries to...

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'Earth in flames,' Brian Toon and Alan Robock on whether humans will die from an asteroid or...

Nuclear war is much more unpredictable than asteroids, but, unlike the dinosaurs of 66 million years ago, humans can avoid causing their own extinction.

Nuclear winter: Why study it now?

A weeklong series on the catastrophic realities of nuclear war

I've studied nuclear war for 15 years - you should be worried

Annie Jacobsen lays out a second-by-second timeline for how nuclear...

Author Interview: Earth in Flames

As longtime AMS Fellows, Brian Toon and Alan Robock have spent their careers studying how Earth’s atmosphere responds to extreme events—from asteroid impacts to nuclear war. Their 2025 book…

Jesse Jackson: The Nuclear Disarmament Candidate

As we look back at Jesse Jackson’s life, it is important to remember he was part of a long line of African Americans who consistently made the case that race, colonialism, and nuclear weapons were...

The New START Treaty and Nuclear Winter: Re-centering Global Risk in Arms Control Debates

The New START Treaty and Nuclear Winter: Re-centering Global Risk in Arms Control Debates Monalisa Hazarikastrategic communications and partnership officer, SCRAP Weapons On 28 January 2026, the SC…

A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules (Gift Article)

The researchers produced a report that was central in a Trump administration effort to stop regulating climate pollution.