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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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…
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…
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…
Was Borneo Once a Land of Tigers?
Local indigenous peoples insist that it was. Should scientists pay them more attention? By Taufik Wijaya A clouded…
Thousands of Potentially Wrongful Convictions and Years of Delayed Action
Four years after a Massachusetts crime lab chemist confessed to tainting evidence, more than 20,000 defendants still don’t…
One Man’s Quest to Save the Forests of Tanzania
Tumaini Matinda sacrifices his personal time, money, and energy to patrol the forests in northern Tanzania for illegal…
Unreliable and Unchallenged: Police Continue to Use Faulty Drug Kits
Years after the Las Vegas crime lab wanted to replace faulty police drug kits, they are still used…