Long Commutes Can Shorten Your Life
Long commutes take a toll on everybody, but women pay more dearly than men.
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The Nuclear Mess at Fukushima
The Tokyo Electric Power company is apologizing to nearby residents once again as tons of radioactive water leak from its busted tanks.
Margaret Thatcher: Convicted of Black-and-White Thinking
Personality does matter in politics.
Reduce Food Waste by Removing Plastic Trays From Cafeterias
The best way to reduce food waste in cafeterias? Take away diners’ plastic trays.
Guinea Pigs, an Adorable—and Tasty—Dinner Companion
A delicacy in the Andes is making its way to the United States in ever-growing numbers.
The Deluge Continues: Oil in Africa
Innovative drilling techniques, as explored in our March/April print issue, are remaking the geopolitical map in unpredictable ways.
Is Nature-Deficit Disorder a Real Thing?
It's not in the DSM, but Richard Louv argues that being divorced from nature is a sort of disorder. More and more research backs him up.
1,000 Days to Reach the U.N.'s Millennium Goals—and It's Not Looking Good
Most countries are giving less and less every year to a program designed to eliminate global poverty by 2015.
A Roundup of All the Stupid Questions Asked About Cell Phones
Your cell phone is killing you, destroying your relationship, frying your baby's brain, fueling war in Africa, and so on.
Germany Unplugs Nuclear Power, Doesn't Plug in Anything Else
Two years after deciding to phase out nuclear power, Germany's government just reported that it is still producing more energy than it needs.
Predictions for the 2013 Major League Baseball Season
The Detroit Tigers will probably dominate, but the rest of the league might be a toss-up, says statistician Bruce Bukiet.