Environment
Ask the Experts: Is El Niño to Blame for So Much Weird Weather?
Winter heat, pounding rains, tornadoes—a climatologist explains which extremes can be attributed to El Niño and which cannot
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Health
Fake Weed Leads to a Real Drug Crisis
Synthetic marijuana is cheap, widespread, hard to track and highly toxic
Environment
When the Next Hurricane Katrina Hits: Is the U.S. Ready?
The 2005 storm forced New Orleans to improve its flood defenses, but many other shoreline towns are still woefully unprepared
Fitness
Can You Lose Weight with Exercise Alone?
Despite the implications of a new nonprofit funded by Coke, reams of evidence point to an unequivocal answer
Health
Does This Ebola Vaccine Herald the End of the Virus?
An expert weighs in on what the promising study results will mean for future outbreaks
Technology
What Is the Big Secret Surrounding Stingray Surveillance?
State and local law enforcement agencies across the U.S. are setting up fake cell towers to gather mobile data, but few will admit it
Technology
Will Millimeter Waves Maximize 5G Wireless?
Wireless companies want next-generation gadgets to download at rates of gigabits per second. The question is how to make it happen
Health
Leading Bioethics Expert to Guide J&J on Who Gets Its Experimental Drugs
Panel leader Arthur Caplan explains how this development will make the process of obtaining experimental therapies for terminal illnesses more transparent and fair
Technology
Why Is Cell Phone Call Quality So Terrible?
Blame your service provider—and mobile video
Technology
Can Airlines Protect Passengers from Malfunctions and Misuse?
An air safety expert talks about automated cockpits and when, if ever, commercial aircraft will be piloted remotely
