Report: Europe Competed to Sell Libya Weapons
An international report on arms transfers suggests Europeans were eager to sell weapons to Gadhafi before Libya's uprising this winter.
When Bird Watching Means Dog Watching
A volunteer program to protect nests for the tiny, threatened snowy plover on a popular surfing beach has proven a model, but the birds still can't fly solo.
How Did Students Become Academically Adrift?
"Academically Adrift," a new book on the failures of higher education, finds that undergrads don't study, and professors don't make them.
Derek Bok on Fixing College Failure
Harvard University President Emeritus Derek Bok says college professors don't challenge their students because they don't know how.
Staunching Aggression From the Womb
Government investment in prenatal and postnatal health care could help prevent violent behavior later in life, researcher says.
The Educational Gap for Infants
Genes for mental ability get a boost from socioeconomic status in a study of baby twins.
A Penny-a-Gallon Gas Tax?
Californians must start paying real costs at the pump, a bipartisan transportation group focused on national security says.
Can China Avoid Getting Stuck in Traffic?
Amid a frenzy of car buying, the Chinese are losing the race for traffic space, but it's not too late for them to take another road.
Rx for Catastrophe
A book on disaster law and policy urges stronger federal intervention to shore up natural barriers and protect the most vulnerable members of the community.
Affirmative Action Bans: Who Gets Hurt
Blacks and Latinos who apply to the most selective public universities in some ‘race-blind’ states are being reshuffled downward to lower-quality schools, researchers say.