Kids Emulate Movie Characters Who Use Guns
A new study finds exposing kids to movies featuring gun violence can have dangerous consequences.
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Should Pandas Still Be Listed as Endangered?
Decades of conservation efforts have culminated in the giant panda's upgrade last year from endangered to vulnerable. But panda habitat is smaller and more fragmented than it was when the animal was first added to the Endangered Species List.
Viewfinder: German Chancellor Merkel Wins a Fourth Term
German Chancellor and Christian Democrat (CDU) Angela Merkel (C) reacts to initial results that gave the party 32.9 percent of the vote.
The Week in Photos: From Oktoberfest in Germany to Navratri in India
A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.
Is That a Renoir, or an R2D2?
Humans are wary of computer-generated art, but new research suggests our views on the subject are malleable.
Viewfinder: Searching for Survivors in Mexico City
Rescuers make the signal for silence during the search for survivors in a flattened building in Mexico City on September 21st, 2017, two days after a strong quake hit central Mexico, killing at least 240 people.
If the Giant Trash Pile in the Pacific Were a Country, Would Someone Finally Clean It Up?
Activists want to turn the country-sized garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean into an official nation, and you can already apply for citizenship.
Viewfinder: Spanish Police Storm Catalan Government Buildings
People hold flowers during a protest near the Economy headquarters of Catalonia's regional government in Barcelona on September 20th, 2017.
In a First, Scientists Edit Human Embryo to Study the Workings of a Gene
It's one of just a handful of successful human embryo gene-editing experiments that have been announced over the past two years.
Viewfinder: Soldiers From the U.S. and South Korea Carry Out Combined Arms Training
U.S. soldiers participate in a South Korea-U.S. combined arms collective training exercise about 70 km northeast of Seoul, near the heavily fortified border with North Korea on September 19th, 2017.