Sustainability
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
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The Sciences
What Are You Doing with My DNA?
The play “Informed Consent” explores deep ethical questions in genetics research
The Sciences
Don't Blind NASA to Earth's Climate
Budget meddling by Congress could cripple Earth science programs
Tech
Dogfight against Rogue Drones Begins
Close encounters between aircraft pilots and unlicensed drones in the U.S...
Sustainability
Homes Make as Much Energy as They Use
Will zero-net-energy homes be the wave of the future?
Sustainability
China's Fossil Fuel Pollution Has Been Overestimated
A new study finds that China's emissions of greenhouse gases have been lower than previously reported
The Sciences
15-Year-Old "Transparency" Effort Seems to Curb Dubious Biomedical Findings
Reports of positive experimental results fell after the roll-out of a site where researchers are required to record their methods and outcome measures
Health
Vaccine against Middle East Mystery Disease Shows Promise
MERS inoculation triggers response in monkeys and camels, raising hopes for future human use
Health
Female Libido Drug Nets FDA Approval, with Warning
The controversial drug will be headed to the market despite risks of fainting and low blood pressure
Sustainability
Policing Seafood with DNA
A federal task force should look seriously at investing in genomic methods that allow the simultaneous study of multiple genes
Sustainability
EPA Moves to Cut Methane Leaks from Oil and Gas
EPA is proposing new regulations for new oil wells and natural gas infrastructure
Health
How Dangerous Is the Sodium Cyanide at the Tianjin Explosion Site?
This chemical has a particularly unpleasant reputation, but if officials act fast, they should be able to limit its impact
Health
Teens Who Try E-Cigs Are Also More Likely to Start Smoking
U.S. teens who try electronic cigarettes may be more than twice as likely to move on to smoking conventional cigarettes as those who have never tried the devices, a study finds
The Sciences
Chinese Cave Graffiti Agrees with Site's Drought Evidence
Researchers linked dated graffiti about droughts in a cave in China to physical evidence in the cave of the water shortages, such as changes in ratios of stable isotopes in specific layers of stalagmites ...
The Sciences
Don't Let Chemophobia-Phobia Poison Our Communications
Focusing on irrational fears will not help chemistry’s public image
The Sciences
Most gay and lesbian researchers are out in the lab
Fields with more women, such as the social sciences are found to be more welcoming
Tech
NSA Spying Relies on AT&T's "Extreme Willingness to Help"
The National Security Agency's ability to capture Internet traffic on U.S. soil has been based on an extraordinary, decades-long partnership with a single company: AT&T
Sustainability
Montana Declares State of Emergency as U.S. Northwest Battles Blazes
Montana declared a state of emergency on Sunday to battle more than a dozen wildfires as blazes, fueled by drought and winds, also raged in Oregon, Idaho and California
Sustainability
Katrina and Its Recovery Cost More for These 3 Groups of People [Excerpt]
In a new book author John C. Mutter combines natural science and physical science to explore how disasters deepen social inequalities
Space
To Play or Not to Play the Exoplanet Name Game?
Campaigns to name exoplanets seem like Shakespearean farce
