HealthAugust 27, 2015
FDA Wants Food Makers to Hand over Their Contaminated Samples
Whole-genome sequencing poised to help tamp down food outbreaks
Society & Policy
EnvironmentAugust 26, 2015
Alaska Experiences Dramatic Climate Change
The Arctic as a whole is melting down, prompting Pres. Obama’s trip north
The Young American Scientists Issue—Read Now
The SciencesAugust 26, 2015
MacGyvering a Female Engineer onto Television
The complete absence of female engineers in popular culture has huge implications for public perceptions of the STEM fields
The SciencesAugust 26, 2015
The Quest for a Female MacGyver
A global, crowd-sourced competition seeks to create a new TV series with an iconic female engineer heroine at its center
EnvironmentAugust 26, 2015
Can Geoengineering Save the World's Ice?
Adding aerosols to the atmosphere to reflect more sunlight might slow the loss of glaciers but not stop it
EnvironmentAugust 25, 2015
Carbon-Credits Scheme Linked to Increased Production of Greenhouse Gases
A loophole enabled Russian factories to benefit from destroying industrial waste it created
HealthAugust 25, 2015
The Growing Global Battle against Blood-Sucking Ticks
Scientists have no shortage of ideas about how to stop tick-borne illnesses. What is holding them back?
Mind & BrainAugust 24, 2015
Deep Voice Gives Politicians Electoral Boost
Two new studies find that a deeper voice gives a politican an edge over a higher-pitched opponent
EnvironmentAugust 24, 2015
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
The SciencesAugust 21, 2015
What Are You Doing with My DNA?
The play “Informed Consent” explores deep ethical questions in genetics research
TechnologyAugust 21, 2015
Dogfight against Rogue Drones Begins
Close encounters between aircraft pilots and unlicensed drones in the U.S. have nearly tripled in the past year
EnvironmentAugust 21, 2015
Homes Make as Much Energy as They Use
Will zero-net-energy homes be the wave of the future?