Michael Dhar
Michael Dhar is a manuscript editor at the American Medical Association and a freelance science and medical writer and editor, having written for Live Science, Space.com, Earth.com, The Fix, Scientific American, and others. Michael received a master's degree in Bioinformatics from NYU's Polytechnic School of Engineering, and also has a master's in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University School of New York, and a bachelor's in English with a biology minor from the University of Iowa.
Latest articles by Michael Dhar

Climate summit agrees to 'historic' loss-and-damage fund — but misses warming goals
By Michael Dhar published
New fund would aid responses to floods, fires and storms. But a failure to address warming and greenhouse gas emissions undercuts the funding success, critics say.

Glaciers in Yellowstone and Yosemite on track to vanish within decades, UN report warns
By Michael Dhar published
A United Nations report warns of imperiled glaciers at iconic World Heritage sites — but climate action could save most of them.

Stargazing T. Rex Gets a 67-Million-Year-Old View of the Night Sky
By Michael Dhar published
Even an extremely dead apex predator deserves a beautiful view of the night sky — particularly one that reminds them of home.

Scientists Across the Globe Are Hunting for Pure Randomness
By Michael Dhar published
Quantum weirdness and Twitter feeds add to the entropy in these public randomness beacons.

'Gravity' and Reality: History's Worst Space Disasters
By Michael Dhar published
The space thriller film 'Gravity' may be fiction, but real disasters in space have occurred. From exploding fuel tanks to wolves, here's a look at the many threats that have endangered spacefarers.
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