In the aftermath of modern U.S. disasters, science is tasked with coming up with unbiased data and irrefutable analysis. If only life were that simple, especially when it all goes to court.
George Jetson is (or will be) a liar, says noted historian Michael Bess, who sees redesigning the human platform as the story that both scriptwriters and policymakers are missing.
Think you might be adding an extra pound or two around the middle? Well, then it might be time to reach up to that spice shelf and take down your bottle of turmeric powder.
The executive director of the Consortium for Conservation Medicine explains that while zoonotic diseases like swine flu are increasingly with us, quick public health reflexes can successfully clamp down on the outbreak. A Miller-McCune.com interview.
Solar lanterns are already making some headway in India's poorest areas, and a new study suggests they could be a bigger part of the effort to reduce fossil fuel use while improving lives.