Stop Hoarding All of That Hazardous Waste
Nail polish, batteries, hand sanitizer: You may not think of these regular household items as toxic, but they are, and they’re poisoning our water and food supplies.
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Survive and Thrive: How Big Data Is Transforming Health Care, Part II
Inside the promising marriage between data and health care: How health quantification could alleviate Parkinson's symptoms and improve the lives of Type 1 diabetics.
Iceland Is Rising, Literally
A new study shows that melting glaciers have contributed to a taller Iceland.
Emailing Your Future Self
Send-later functions aren't just ways of disguising your sleeping and working habits. They're an opportunity to confront your past and your future.
Offshore Oil and an Alaskan Disaster
Did Big Oil learn anything from the financial and near-environmental disaster that was the grounding of Shell’s Arctic drill ship in 2012? And will they be able to apply those lessons now that oil prices are plummeting?
Why Are We Blaming Technology for Our Lack of Focus?
We complain that we’ve become addicted to glowing screens, but it’s less the screens themselves than what's behind them that’s the big draw.
President Obama Wants You to Have Cheap, Fast Internet, but Many Cities Aren’t Allowed to Provide It
Obama hailed the benefits of an open Internet in his State of the Union address. Here’s what it is and how he’s trying to make it happen.
Are Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Scarier Than Dengue Fever?
A proposed mosquito-control tactic in Florida is riling up citizens who fear messing with Mother Nature.
A New Threat for Tropical Forests
A new gold rush could spell big trouble for South American tropical forests, a new study finds.
Why Is the DEA Tracking License Plates?
The DEA's license plate tracking program is just the latest case of surveillance gone wrong.