News in Brief Obesity Probably Didn’t Evolve to Protect Us From Famine Researchers use genetics to test the “thrifty gene hypothesis” and find it lacking. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Justin… See More
News in Brief The Week in Photos: From a Protest Rally in Delhi to International Diplomacy in Athens A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature. See More
Footnotes News in Brief Reporting, Quickly Climate Change Could Devastate Crop Yields. But New Research Shows Farmers Can Adapt. To keep up crop production, farmers must continue to adjust to a warming climate. See More