Society & Policy

Despite the work of conservationists, poaching and habitat destruction are still major problems in North Sumatra

Marine scientist Don Boesch on the fight to restore ecosystems damaged by the Deepwater Horizon disaster

The Democratic Republic of the Congo needs aggressive protections against foreign investors who want to turn the second-largest forest stock on Earth into farmland

Each plant takes five gallons of water a day from legal and illegal water diversions

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on Wednesday signed a bill into law that bans the manufacturing and sale of personal care products containing tiny plastic beads that are known to pollute waterways

The U.S. flood insurance program has inaccurate elevation data about many high-risk homes that enjoy discounted premiums

We currently have a maximum of about 60 minutes to prepare for tech disruptions on Earth due to coronal mass ejections from the sun, but an improved forecasting system could lengthen that lead time by hours. Maria Temming reports

If violent criminal tendencies peak during the teen years and seldom extend to midlife, should we still lock people up and throw away the key?

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill on Tuesday to make it harder for parents to opt out of vaccinating their children for communicable diseases

People who smoke pot and drink are twice as likely to do both at the same time than to do just one, with the combo associated with bad decision-making; and chronic pot smokers who had not indulged in a month were still more likely to have faulty memories than were nonsmokers. Erika Beras reports

Announcements from China, Korea, Brazil and U.S. boost hopes for a global climate deal

Connect With STEM initiative aims to increase both the visibility of a variety of science careers and the diverse types of people doing those jobs