(Photos, clockwise from left: David Brandon Geeting/Corey Brickley/Getty Images/Tom Pennington)
Highlights you may have missed this week:
- "The Disappearing Soldier," by Kathryn Joyce
The story of the Australian serviceman with PTSD who flew halfway around the world to die alone on the side of a mountain.
- "Deniers Have Launched a Losing Debate Over a 'Hiatus' in Global Warming," by Ben DeJarnette
When a study last month found evidence of a slowdown in global warming, climate science skeptics gloated. Here's why they're wrong.
- "The Last of the California Quail," by Jimmy Tobias
Why San Francisco, a city known for its innovative thinking and environmental leadership, has been unable to save its official bird.
- "Can Sports Environmentalists Aid in the Fight Against Climate Change?" by Brian J. Barth
Can sports teams muscle environmentalism into the mainstream?
- "Are Cult Members Insane?" by Tristan Bronca
A new study of cult murders in the U.S. suggests that even the deepest and most disturbing convictions are no proof of mental illness—nor, some argue, should they be.
