Madeleine Thomas, Author at Pacific Standard

Adrian Robinson Jr. and the NFL’s Multifaceted Concussion Problem

The science behind football brain injuries.

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

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.