Sustainability
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
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Tech
A Quick Guide to the Senate's Newly Passed Cybersecurity Bill
The basics of the controversial Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA)...
Sustainability
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
Sustainability
Obama Pushes Indonesia to Save Burning Peat Forests
As Obama meets with Indonesia’s president, action on forests to combat climate change
Sustainability
A Sooty North Pole Ahead
Less ice will bring more drilling, more shipping—and even more melting
Health
General Anesthesia Causes No Cognitive Deficit in Infants
Brief exposure to anesthetizing chemicals does not cause future neurological problems large study finds
The Sciences
Political and Industry Leaders Make a Case for Basic Research
At the “Innovation: An American Imperative” symposium October 20 on Capitol Hill, industry leaders and members of Congress talked about shoring up federal support for basic research and development ...
Sustainability
Clean Power Plan Hits the Books, Soon the Courtroom
Legal challenges expected from states as plan to combat climate change becomes official
The Sciences
A Fossil Find Gets Entangled with South Africa's Apartheid Past
Some prominent South Africans associate Homo naledi with stereotypes of blacks promulgated during decades of whites-only rule
Mind
TV Crime Shows Influence Sex Consent Views
College students who watched episodes of the various Law & Order episodes had a better understanding of sexual consent issues than those who watched two other crime procedural franchises ...
The Sciences
When Science Gets Personal
Is it wrong for personal relationships to affect scientific judgments?
The Sciences
Marijuana Use, Disorders Doubled Since 2001
Pot consumption rises from 4 to 10 percent among adults as attitudes and laws have become more tolerant
The Sciences
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
The Sciences
CRISPR Could Help Gene-Edited Crops Bypass Biosafety Regulation
Technique deletes plant genes without adding foreign DNA
The Sciences
Can Female Mice Improve Autism Research?
Researchers angling for government funds must now include both sexes in their animal studies—or explain why they don’t
Tech
Apple Thins iPhone Cloud Connections
The company’s moves to have iPhones be less dependent on the cloud and to be more encrypted could mean more user privacy
Sustainability
Coal Trumps Solar in India
Activists hope for a renewable energy future but dirty coal remains cheapest
Sustainability
Canada Election Could Shift Climate Policy
The outcome of today’s election may determine Canada's actions to combat global warming
Sustainability
U.S. Aims to Curb Super Greenhouse Gas
Government agencies act to limit the use of hydrofluorocarbons
Sustainability
In India, Climate Change Ranks behind Coal for Development
Despite pollution, India hopes to grow economically by burning more coal
