Is Strava Taking All of the Joy Out of Running?
Why you shouldn't be so focused on the final numbers.
Matt Skenazy
How the Science of Rip Currents Could Save Lives
How the science of rip current prediction could save lives
Pacific Rim Trade: a Great Blue Highway Out There
The staggering, often surprising, scope of stuff being bought and sold across the Pacific.
Ocean Garbage Patches: A Scientific Sifting
From plastic-eating mushrooms to the aerodynamics of hockey gloves, a roundup of unexpected findings from the study of marine trash.
Can Chocolate Make You Thin?
New research suggests that frequent consumption of chocolate may be related to lower body-mass index.
Feds Appear Clueless About Their Own E-Waste
Despite a decade of good intentions, the U.S. government has a poor understanding of how best to dispose of its used electronics.
Global Fistula Care Map Aims to Expand Treatment
A new effort hopes to connect new mothers suffering from fistula in developing countries with the medical care they need.
Neglected Tropical Diseases Neglected No More?
World health leaders announce coordinated push to eradicate or control neglected tropical diseases.
Navajo Nation Builds Momentum for Renewable Energy
The U.S. Southwest is ground zero in the effort to transition America to an energy portfolio of renewables. What are the first steps, and who is making them?
Can Cigarette Butts Be Recycled?
A San Diego innovator pays $3 a pound for cigarette butts. But whatever can you recycle them into?