
China's New Birth Rule Can't Restore Missing Women and Fix a Population
The government ended a one-child limit, but the policy already encouraged millions of abortions of females, causing lasting damage

China's New Birth Rule Can't Restore Missing Women and Fix a Population
The government ended a one-child limit, but the policy already encouraged millions of abortions of females, causing lasting damage

The U.S. Should Lead the World away from a Space War
Superpowers are flexing military muscles in orbit, but the U.S. can lead the world away from a planetary disaster


A Sooty North Pole Ahead
Less ice will bring more drilling, more shipping—and even more melting

NASA Eyes Torpedo Tech as an Alternative to Nuclear Batteries
The U.S.’s measly stockpile of plutonium is barely adequate for missions planned for the next decade

Book Review: Black Man in a White Coat
Recommendations from Scientific American

China Ends 1-Child Birth Policy, but It May Be Too Little, Too Late
Critics say that change may be slow because large families are too pricey

National Pledges Could Restrain Global Warming
But the United Nations find that more is needed to keep temperature rises in check

Republican Frontrunners Avoid Climate Change
Only candidates trailing in the polls mentioned global warming

Sparks Light the Path to a STEM Career
With no road map, a series of unrelated events leads to a life in science

Presidential Candidates: Who Believes in Climate Change?
Views about climate change and how to react vary widely from Trump to Carson to Clinton to Sanders

A Quick Guide to the Senate's Newly Passed Cybersecurity Bill
The basics of the controversial Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA)

Road Runoff a No-No for Coho
Researchers have found the first direct evidence that coho salmon near U.S. Northwest cities are being killed by chemical runoff from roads and parking lots that reach streams