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 activists protest in front of International Convention Center at the UN climate summit COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on Nov. 19.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eMg8URevkJfY7bJYxqXvJm-320-80.jpeg)
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.
![photograph of glacier in front of mountain](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aUg2s5tSXVNcQzYNKWCKyG-320-80.jpeg)
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.
![What would the night sky have looked like to a fierce <em>T. rex</em> some 67 million years ago?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pKngXe6AATMYjRnD8B8bSP-320-80.jpg)
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.
![random disco lights](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9GPhmhbq53RANTLhmQYvRV-320-80.jpg)
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.
![A Scene From Science-Fiction Thriller 'Gravity'](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5VDHo6mjFdQ2JdqK5Z9SwR-320-80.jpg)
'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.