No Sodas at School? Mom to the Rescue
When schools ban bad beverages, teens just increase their at-home consumption. By Tom Jacobs (Illustration: Jason Solo) Teenagers’ consumption…
What if Your Headphones Are Listening to You?
Prepare to get slightly more paranoid. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Ian Waldie/Getty Images) Hang out with computer security…
The Earnings Gap Between Black and White Men Is Back at Its 1950 Level
New research suggests African Americans have been hit particularly hard by the lack of jobs for less-educated workers.…
Climate Change Has Already Affected Nearly All Life on Earth
A new study finds broad impacts across most of the planet’s ecosystems. By Michael White (Photo: asiandevelopmentbank/Flickr) When…
How the U.S. Government Is Cracking Down on Scientific Quackery
The Federal Trade Commission has a new policy for homeopathic medications: Marketers must tell consumers that they don’t…
An East African Border Town Struggles With Growing Pains
The dusty border town of Namanga, between Tanzania and Kenya, was once the territory of Maasai pastoralists and…
The New Study That Could Finally Pressure the VA to Expand Agent Orange Benefits
More than four decades after the end of the Vietnam War, research is still showing the effects of…
Since We Last Spoke: Fighting Terrorism
New twists on past stories. By Elena Gooray A bombed-out building on Tripoli Street in Misrata, Libya, in…
Could Living Longer Mean Greater Equality in Lifespans?
As the average human life grows longer, fewer people die at very young or very old ages. By…
The Downside of an ADHD Diagnosis
For those with mild forms, the label can be worse than the disorder itself. By Tom Jacobs (Photo:…