Environment Winning the War Against Malaria Might Mean Eliminating Female Mosquitoes To wipe out malaria, scientists have developed a genetic manipulation that limits female offspring. John Upton
Social Justice 6-Year-Olds Know When You’re Making Sins of Omission, and They Don’t Like It In a new study, kids gave lower ratings to teachers who left out key details about toys. And once misled, they inspected new toys more carefully. Ryan Jacobs
Social Justice The Brain Knows When There Are Carbs in Your Mouth Our mouths have a secret sense—one that can detect sugar, even if there's no flavor. John Upton
Environment Here’s How a Chimp Is Smarter Than You Chimps recently figured out a computer game more quickly than humans. It may be because they're so familiar with navigating basic win-lose dynamics. John Upton
Social Justice Dentists May Soon Use Lasers to Regrow Your Teeth Your tooth technician might one day set aside the drills and bring out a laser to spur regrowth. John Upton
Social Justice The Placental Microbiome Looks Very Similar to That of the Mouth The bacteria may be crucial to early feeding. John Upton
Social Justice These Mental Illnesses and Addictions Are More Dangerous Than Heavy Smoking Many mental illnesses and addictions are more heavily associated with premature deaths than heavy smoking, yet we tend to be less aware of their risks. John Upton
News in Brief How Does Bias Affect Forensics Experts? A new study suggests forensic anthropologists are biased by external information when performing visual examinations. Bettina Chang
Social Justice Can Better Sports Coverage Reduce Football Injuries? A new study suggests the media's attitude toward the sport's players could play a major role in its tough-guy ethos. Paul Bisceglio
Environment Should We Abandon Our Shorelines? We missed our chance to avoid rising sea levels. Now we must turn and run. John Upton