Advanced computer models can quantify the impacts of climate change and other environmental challenges, providing deep ...

The cone of uncertainty is nothing new for those keeping close watch when tropical systems develop in the Gulf. But have you ever wondered where those spaghetti-like computer models come from that you ...

As the world's top climate scientists released a report full of warnings this week, they kept insisting that the world still has a chance to avoid the worst effects of climate change. "It is still ...

Of the massive, high-powered computer models run by governments and institutions to forecast hurricanes, the vaunted European model had the best performance during Irma. But there’s a little-known ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — It’s the time of year where fantasy snowfall maps are shown on the internet or an ambiguous snowflake shows up on your stock cell phone app. Recently, the internet has been abuzz ...

I cover science and medicine, and believe this is biology's century. Update: The short version of this: all sciences use models; you don't need the models to prove that climate change is true. All ...

Economists often use computer models to try to understand the economy. Planet Money checks back in on a model it used a few years ago to predict what would happen with unemployment. We all look at the ...

Computer science is one of the most in-demand fields of the U.S. economy. Will there be enough skilled workers to meet the growing need? And will the people filling those roles be as diverse as our ...

California's insurance commissioner unveiled a controversial new plan on Thursday that would let insurance companies use computer models to justify rate increases. It's a push to keep home insurers ...