ChemistryMay 11, 2018
Hair Products Popular with Black Women May Contain Harmful Chemicals
Some cosmetics include compounds that have been linked with early puberty, obesity and increased breast cancer risk
Stories by Inga Vesper
Inga Vesper is a German-British journalist based on London who specializes in climate, environment and politics. She has covered E.U. science for 10 years.
ConservationApril 2, 2018
Bats Are Migrating Earlier, and It Could Wreak Havoc on Farming
Climate change may be partially to blame for the creatures’ shifting schedules
PolicyOctober 1, 2017
How Brexit Is Already Destabilizing Science throughout Europe
EnvironmentFebruary 3, 2017
Hawaii Seeks to Ban "Reef-Unfriendly" Sunscreen
A proposed Hawaiian bill aims to stop the sale of lotions containing certain UV filters, but their effects on coral are disputed
PolicyNovember 7, 2016
Machine-Learning Algorithm Quantifies Gender Bias in Astronomy
Calculation suggests papers with women first-authors have citation rates pushed down by 10 percent