The Biggest Environmental Stories to Watch This Year
This is likely to be a pivotal year in the fight to halt global climate change and all…
Will Donald Trump’s Climate Team Accept Any Social Cost of Carbon?
The nation’s top science panel has just sketched a clearer way to set a fair price today for…
Trump’s Attacks on Science Represent a National Security Threat
The president’s attacks on science demand an urgent response. By Eric Holthaus President Donald Trump displays one of…
Field Notes: Casting About in an Overfished River
Assam, India: At sunset a fisherman casts his net on a tributary of the Brahmaputra River, where commercial overfishing has made it more difficult to operate.
In the Picture: Ankle Deep in Okinawa, Japan
In every print issue, we fix our gaze on an everyday photograph and chase down facts about details in the frame.
Are the Latest Baby Monitors Doing Anyone Any Good?
Pediatricians argue that consumer infant heart rate and oxygen monitors haven’t been tested thoroughly and could cause parents…
The Medical Consequences That Stem From a Fear of Deportation
A new study finds a spike in low birthweight babies among Latinas in Iowa following a huge raid.…
Radioactive Fish and Militarized Honeybees: The U.S. Nuclear Program’s Unknown Impact on Ecosystems
For decades, the U.S. government has used animals — and, at times, people — to study the effects of nuclear radiation. So…
Poland and the Struggle for Reproductive Rights Across Europe
Over the course of 2016, proposed legislation in Poland prompted protests that opened a window into the struggle…
Six Solutions to Our Failing Sex-Ed System
Traditional, school-based sex ed is not meeting students’ needs — but some educators have figured out ways to operate outside…