Gunning for Lead Bullets
Hunters using lead ammunition leave a potent neurotoxin scattered in the outdoors; alternative ammunition is really good. Why are efforts to ban lead ammunition so difficult?
It’ll Cost Much More Than 5,000 Kroon to Rescue Unchecked Online Comments
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that websites on that continent can be responsible for their commenters' over-the-top statements. Beware, rest of the world.
Live Long and Falter: Spry Population Linked to Endangered Species
If a country's human population is long-lived, it's bad news for the local critters—almost as bad as being a native bird in New Zealand.
The Game of Climate Whac-a-Mole Will Hit the Tropics First
A new paper details when just about anywhere on the world can expect to have inarguable proof that global warming isn't a debate topic but a reality.
Wildfires: Where There’s Smoke There’s Illness
Trying to get a handle on how best to fight wildfires should include understanding the fires' collateral damage.
Are We Smart Enough for Obamacare?
The Internet is awash with information, good and bad, on medical conditions, but it can be tough to find solid facts on the quality and costs of health options. Will the newly opened health exchanges overcome this latest manifestation of the digital divide?
The Benefits of Wealth Inequality (and Why We Should Not Fear It)
Whether they are creating jobs or cooperation, new research backs up a positive role for the well-off—up to a point.
The Eyes Are Increasingly Dirty Windows Into the Soul
If you're trying to change somebody's mind, it's probably better if you let their eyes wander.
A Rose Would Not Smell as Sweet If You Were Agitated
The circuitry that controls emotions and smell is all tangled up in the brain.
Now We’ve Found Plastics in Space (and It’s Not Pollution)
For the first time ever, molecules of plastic have been found outside of planet Earth.