Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May 16, 2024
Posted: 17th May 2024
Bulletin editor-in-chief John Mecklin (left), Bulletin President and CEO Rachel Bronson (center), and CEO of Lightbridge Corporation Seth Grae (right) converse during the 2023 Doomsday Clock Leadership Luncheon. Photo by Jamie Christiani.
Bronson to Step Down as Bulletin President & CEO
After nearly 10 years at the Bulletin, President & CEO Rachel Bronson will step down at the end of 2024. Bronson said she is committed to supporting a successful leadership change, noting “My successor will have the tools to take the Bulletin to even greater heights.” Read more.
COLIN ELLIOTT
A ‘plague’ comes before the fall: lessons from Roman history
Just 50 years after the Roman Empire grew to its largest size, a mysterious pandemic known as the Antonine plague brought it to its knees. Research is shedding light on how the plague packed such a punch. Read more.
JESSICA MCKENZIE
Missing the forest for the trees: The role of forests in Earth’s climate goes far beyond carbon storage
The fragrant vapors emitted by trees react in the atmosphere to form aerosols, which reflect incoming solar radiation and cool the Earth. Read more.
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JESSE NICHOLS
Surrounded by oil platforms, this coral reef in the Gulf of Mexico continues to thrive. For now.
About 150 miles from Houston is one of the healthiest coral reefs in the world: the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Read more.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I have no idea where I’m going, but it will be somewhere far from the river, where our lives will not be at risk.”
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