Society & Policy

A Florida Republican calls for action to address rising sea levels as a result of global warming

Panel leader Arthur Caplan explains how this development will make the process of obtaining experimental therapies for terminal illnesses more transparent and fair

To reduce oil imports, Hawaii may become the first state to attempt to eliminate fossil fuels

The World Health Organization has added new curative treatments for hepatitis C to its list of medicines governments should make available 

A new book shows how humans' rebellion against status hierarchies (a trait shared with other species) led to an embrace of Elvis, Harley–Davidsons and hippie VW buses

One school is trying out a lightweight sack meant to keep devices from being a classroom distraction without forcing students to give up their digital lifelines

New work reiterates the importance of preserving high levels of vaccine coverage as the consequences of measles infections may be more devastating than is readily observable, a study leader said

A commentary slams the “false optimism” around plans to hold climate change to 2 degrees Celsius or less

The agency will hold a public meeting this summer to address drug company concern that restrictions on what they can say about off-label use of drugs violate their First Amendment right to free speech

Scientists have introduced genes into the American chestnut from wheat that help disarm the fungus that killed almost all three billion of the trees in the eastern U.S. David Biello reports

Astronomer Alan Smale spends his days at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center exploring celestial objects, but he's also the author of Clash of Eagles, an alternate-history novel in which a Roman Legion invades North America

Stuxnet was just the beginning, as malware becomes the new nuclear option