Madeleine Thomas

In the 1940s, the mass-produced tract homes that formed Levittown, New York—one of America's first suburbs—specifically barred "any person other than members of the Caucasian race" in their leases.

Coal mining jobs have been in decline since the 1980s. Is there reason to think Donald Trump could resuscitate a dying industry?

Did we fail our kids by relying on prescription medication to treat ADHD?

Updates to past Pacific Standard stories.

Social butterflies age quite gracefully.

In fewer than 40 years, the average person will have 3.2 percent less food available to him/her, according to a new study.

Updates to past Pacific Standard stories.

Fifteen of the 16 warmest years on record have occurred since 2001.

The federal government's new moratorium on mining leases is just one of many setbacks for Big Coal.

Backyard chickens may be dirtier than you think.

In 2015, every state in the country was warmer than the 20th-century average.

Each year, hundreds of desperate patients seek relief from extreme pain in Montana’s retired uranium mines.

Forecasters predict the United States still has yet to experience the brunt of its erratic weather.

Serious crimes are more likely to occur in neighborhoods downwind of air pollution, according to a new study.

The surprising way fruit-eating animals serve as a buffer against climate change.

According to new research, we can now add the world's freshwater lakes to the ever-growing list of at-risk environmental entities.

Ringtailed lemurs, just like humans, reserve conversation for those they feel more connected with.

A toast to this year's most awesome science headlines.

Pacific Standard sits down to talk with Chauntelle Tibbals.

The House voted this week to ban microbeads. This is a demonstrably good thing.

Japanese officials claim hunting a select number of whales each year provides valuable insight into the animal's health and migration. Conservationists, however, criticize the whaling program as a front to evade commercial whaling bans.

It would appear so, going by current research.

"For any immigrant culture, it's so important to see yourself represented in books and movies and music."

Parents who are even occasional weed users can face accusations of child neglect or abuse, and can risk losing their children as a result.

A morning buzz does the body good.

Snow-dependent drainage basins that supply much of the world with water are steadily declining.

A new report highlights the troubling reality of sexual assault for men in the military.

A pair of lesbian-feminist artists have staged a rejoinder to evangelical Christian “hell houses.” Welcome to where the patriarchy goes to die.

And that might actually be a good thing.

The science behind football brain injuries.

New research suggests fracking damages the reproductive health of both sexes.

Anthony DeMarco weighs in on the Florida hypnosis gone wrong.

In the spirit of last week's Fort Bragg announcement, we present a few other interesting ways Californians have gone about saving water.

Details of BP's settlement over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill have been released.

The oil giant announced that there simply isn't enough oil and natural gas to warrant any more drilling.

A strong El Niño and La Niña could cause flooding and erosion along the Pacific, according to new research.

America's finally set to tackle its food-waste problem. That's a good thing, because the issue runs very, very deep.

Thanks to drought and wildfire, previously hidden archaeological sites are now being exposed to passersby. And that's leading to a lot of theft.

Nathan Donley, a staff scientist with the Center for Biological Diversity, discusses the harmful side effects of the glyphosate.

The University of California plans to divest from coal and oil sands. Will other major universities follow suit?

Marine ecosystems are just as vulnerable to seismic noise as other types of pollution.

Drilling in the Arctic has just begun, but when it comes to the science of safety, it turns out there are still a lot of unknowns.

To better understand endangered species, study their genetics.

As wildfires continue to ravage the West Coast, concerns emerge for the marijuana industry.

To study climate change, head to the Twittersphere.