Mapping the Early Range of the African Elephant
East African elephants poached in the 19th century were lost in time, but a new study aims to…
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Your Turkey Dinner’s Environmental Impact
Researchers tally the greenhouse gas emissions associated with that pile of Thanksgiving delights.
Hate Crimes Are Way Up—and the FBI Has No Way of Tracking Them Properly
There is considerable anxiety about the potential for violence after a bitter national election. The data kept on…
Climate Change Has Already Affected Nearly All Life on Earth
A new study finds broad impacts across most of the planet’s ecosystems. By Michael White (Photo: asiandevelopmentbank/Flickr) When…
How the U.S. Government Is Cracking Down on Scientific Quackery
The Federal Trade Commission has a new policy for homeopathic medications: Marketers must tell consumers that they don’t…
An East African Border Town Struggles With Growing Pains
The dusty border town of Namanga, between Tanzania and Kenya, was once the territory of Maasai pastoralists and…
The New Study That Could Finally Pressure the VA to Expand Agent Orange Benefits
More than four decades after the end of the Vietnam War, research is still showing the effects of…
How Has the Economy Fared Under Obama?
A quick primer on the last eight years. By Dwyer Gunn (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images) On Friday, the…
The World Unites Behind the Green Economy—Most of It Anyway
As President-elect Donald Trump seeks a quick exit from the Paris Climate Accord, the international community at the…
The Sheriff Gets His Man
A mustachioed Ohio lawman who rails against undocumented immigrants is suddenly less of a fringe figure. He embodies…