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When Big Data Becomes Bad Data

Corporations are increasingly relying on algorithms to make business decisions, and that raises new legal questions.

New research finds even a brief exposure to a film that portrays climate change as a hoax impacts people's attitudes and intentions.

Marine ecosystems are just as vulnerable to seismic noise as other types of pollution.

How do we get people to care about the environment? What if we're asking the wrong question?

The oil and gas industry says, “not it.”

Digital social dynamics make their way into the real world.

The fate of a wilderness area the size of Ireland will be decided in a Yukon courtroom.

Drilling in the Arctic has just begun, but when it comes to the science of safety, it turns out there are still a lot of unknowns.

An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.

A study finds the documentary Gasland has played a big role in the debate over hydraulic fracturing.