Environment The Tragedy of the Woolly Mammoth: Does An Economic Problem Explain Their Extinction? A wave of new research points to a disturbing cause for the woolly mammoth's extinction. Can we prevent ourselves from repeating the same mistake? Greg Rosalsky
Environment Existing Carbon-Cutting Rules Won’t Get Us to Our Climate Goal Where else can we cut? Brian Palmer
Environment Of Monkeys, Men, and Protozoans A recent study finds a link between deforestation and risk of monkey-transmitted malaria. Jason Bittel
Environment Ranking—and Improving—Digital Rights Priya Kumar writes on Internet rights—and what we all must do to further them. Priya Kumar
Environment Our Flood Risk Estimates Are Way Off In the Midwest, "rare" floods are becoming the norm. Clara Chaisson
Environment Is It Time for Biologists to Stop Thinking About Race? While social scientists should continue to study the social meaning of race, the concept has no place in biology, scientists argue. Nathan Collins
Environment India’s Next Decade Could Decide the Future of Our Climate How India builds its energy grid could decide the fate of humanity. Maybe we should help the country out. Brian Palmer
Environment Led Astray: When Looking for Lead Contamination, Flint Failed to Test Homes With Lead Pipes Flint made many mistakes, but its haphazard lead monitoring system was the worst of them. Brian Palmer
Environment The Environmental Impact of Long-Haul Trucking Barring some monumental development that disrupts cargo shipping entirely, we’re stuck with trucking. So how can we minimize the industry’s massive environmental tolls? Jesse Hirsch