News in Brief Another Deluge of Complaints Concerning the Red Cross Emergency managers in Louisiana turned to the Red Cross when record floods swept the state in March, but… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Could Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Be Zika’s Worst Enemy? As Zika spreads in Florida, modified mosquitoes may be the best bet for staunching an epidemic. But are… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Mortality Data Fails Native Americans The latest data from the CDC finds that death certificates often misclassify American Indians and Alaska Natives as… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief ‘Pokémon Go’ Has Another Genocide Controversy on Its Hands The augmented reality game runs into trouble in Cambodia. By Max Ufberg (Photo: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images) The Tuol… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Three More Ways Climate Change Is Going to Change Our Lives Papers published this week detail the effects on our forests, our food supply, and our health. By Nathan… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Altruism Is Deeply Satisfying—in the Bedroom And you thought generosity was its own reward. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: tamaralvarez/Flickr) The issue of why people… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Unique Burden of Covering Climate Change in the Middle East Some of climate change’s earliest effects have desolated areas of the Middle East and destabilized regional governments. For… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Is the Oil Industry Dying? The peak oil controversy stages a comeback as the industry confronts a future of higher costs — and low prices.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Here’s What We Now Know About Zika And what American communities can do to prepare. By Francie Diep The Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae, photographed at… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How the Childfree Decide When researchers explore why people do not have children, they find that the reasons are strikingly similar to… Pacific Standard Staff