Greening Government Procurement
Seeking the environmental “hot spots” in $600 billion of government purchases.
James Badham
The Background on Your Bytes
Provenance software promises to track down digital info’s secrets — in the name of trust.
Saving Whales by Putting a Price on Their Head?
Scientists suggest that tradable harvest quotas may reduce the slaughter of whales.
Science Posters Given a New Life Online by Skolr
A cool new project dubbed Skolr promises to spread the latest science farther and faster by bringing science's ubiquitous poster sessions online.
New Directions in Diversity — Toward Social Justice for All
The way Americans often squirm when terms like race and diversity are introduced suggests that even many best-intentioned approaches to these defining issues are all wrong.
A Better Connection for Refugee Plants
Software used to optimize flow for jets and phone calls adds a new wrinkle in protecting plants migrating due to climate change.
At Nanoscale, New Dangers Among New Opportunities
The race to know how nanoparticles affect living things is on, even as the use of those particles is increasing exponentially.
Power to the (Fishing) People
Pilot project democratizes — and hopefully improves — gathering of scientific data by enlisting commercial fishermen in the study of their local fisheries.