News in Brief Can Deforestation Lead to Disease? Land use changes in French Guiana make it possible for a potentially debilitating bacteria to thrive. By Nathan… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Discriminatory Policies Harm Latinos’ Mental Health Living in a state with exclusionary immigration policies makes life difficult for immigrants, and can lead to anxiety… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Climate Change Is Killing Some Species Before They Even Have a Chance to Adapt Climate change has already led to local extinctions in half of species surveyed in a new study — and global… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Do Clean Cookstoves Really Save Lives? A large-scale study shows cookstoves make no difference on a child’s likelihood of contracting pneumonia—a surprising and disappointing… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How a Cave in New Mexico Is Helping Scientists Understand Bacteria Extremely drug-resistant bacteria have been found deep in New Mexico’s Lechuguilla Cave. By Nathan Collins Chandelier Ballroom in… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Life-Extending Health Benefits of Optimism A new large-scale study finds women who maintain a positive outlook on life are less likely to die… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Humans Shape Evolution, and Why It Matters People have some wide-ranging effects on other species—and, ultimately, on ourselves. By Nathan Collins Altering the course of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Which States Have More School Shootings, and Why? New research finds fewer such tragic incidents in those with background checks, as well as higher spending on… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Arts Education Reduces Stress Level of Low-Income Students Music and dance training can have an immediate, physiological benefit. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Horace Abrahams/Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief When Will Solar Energy Be Clean? A reminder that almost everything we do produces greenhouse gases, directly or indirectly (but solar’s still looking pretty… Pacific Standard Staff