Tiny Pacific Island Nation Creates Huge Marine Preserve
Marae Moana is the result of years of work by local environmentalists.
The FDA Needs to Come Down Harder on Opioids, an FDA-Commissioned Panel Says
An independent panel of scientists make a case for "opioid exceptionalism."
The Iceberg That Just Broke Off From Antarctica, Pictured From Space on July 12th
The iceberg has a volume twice that of Lake Erie and weighs more than a trillion metric tons.
Workplace Culture in the Space Sciences—by the Numbers
A new survey of astronomers and planetary scientists finds that many underrepresented minorities in the field experience discriminatory remarks and verbal and physical harassment.
Female Astronomers Are More Likely to Be Harassed Than Their Male Peers—and Female Astronomers of Color Most of All
A new survey of astronomers and planetary scientists reveals a workplace harassment problem in the space sciences.
America’s Doctors Are Prescribing Fewer Opioids, but Still Three Times as Many as 18 Years Ago
Progress against overprescribing is real, but spotty.
White House Names a New CDC Director
Appointee Brenda Fitzgerald is the former commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health.
Houston’s Diversity Is America’s Future
Influxes of African, Asian, and Latino Americans helped Houston's metro area avoid economic stagnation. Could an expected demographic shift on the national level end up reviving other troubled cities?