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A project to revive long-gone species is a sideshow to the real extinction crisis
The U.S. was wrong to use health workers to target Osama bin Laden
The U.S. government must shield its citizens from the multiplying eyes of surveillance drones
Like it or not, guns are here to stay. To keep ourselves safer, we must study how they are used to kill
Unborn children will soon have their genes mapped. Without proper guidance for parents, the tests could prove calamitous
Energy, free speech and health care lead the list of urgent policy decisions for the next four years
The world's growing appetite for cheap palm oil is destroying rain forests and amplifying climate change
Now that teams, not individuals, drive high-impact science,the Nobel Foundation should change how it awards its prize
Many of the medicines children take have never been proved safe and effective for them. A new law will help change that
Teachers, scientists and policymakers have drafted ambitious new education standards. All 50 states should adopt them
Planetary science is NASA's most successful and inspirational program. It should not be gutted
Political attacks on Planned Parenthood pose a threat to the well-being of millions of women in the U.S.
While health officials wage a costly war on obesity and diabetes, taxpayers are subsidizing foods that make us fatter. It's time to rewrite the farm bill
The federal government should fix or drop new regulations that throttle scientific study of America's heritage
By letting mental afflictions go untreated, we consign millions of Americans to misery and put a drag on our economy
Concussion in children is a serious problem that deserves more attention
As personal data move to the cloud, Congress needs to update privacy laws
Police currently collect samples of DNA from detainees—retaining the DNA even if a suspect turns out to be innocent
Drilling for natural gas has gotten ahead of the science needed to prove it safe
Why it is time to end invasive biomedical research on chimpanzees
The U.S. needs to level the playing field between city, suburb and countryside
Health care that is fairer and more rational is also more affordable
Regulators and industry have one precious moment to recapture the public's trust
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