The Fix

In one of the poorest areas of the country, public schools are driving economic transformation.

• By Dwyer Gunn

Humor is no laughing matter when it comes to persuading others.

• By Andy Dehnart

California plant lovers are finding—and nurturing—species once presumed to be extinct in the wild.

• By Jimmy Tobias

As scientists sort out the best way to capture and measure the harmful microfibers that now litter most of the world's freshwater, we have no choice but to keep drinking.

• By Morgan Baskin

Recovery high schools have been shown to have positive effects on students who struggle with addiction. So why aren't there more of them?

• By Britni de la Cretaz

As the art of close reading has declined, a cohort of experts has emerged to reverse the trend and encourage stronger reading habits.

• By James McWilliams

Managed alcohol programs, which provide homeless alcoholics with housing and small amounts of booze, may seem counterintuitive, but they fit squarely within a philosophy of addiction treatment known as harm reduction—and they're working.

• By Sasha Chapin

The Mangrove Association and its allies in El Salvador are showing that conservation works best if it has grassroots organizing behind it.

• By Jimmy Tobias

The poultry industry's secret weapon? Uniquely skilled workers who can identify a chick's gender in the blink of an eye.

• By James McWilliams

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels held steady in 2016. But we still need big cuts to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

• By Bob Berwyn

Some advice from Californians who have lived through and studied the state's wildfires.

• By Francie Diep

Better science coordination will help mountain communities prepare for global warming.

• By Bob Berwyn

It turns out Californians have long relied on innovative techniques to get their water.

• By Francie Diep

A new report finds that expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit by 10 percent would lead to increases in after-tax income for middle-class Americans.

• By Dwyer Gunn

They don't exist. Voter suppression, on the other hand, is very real.

• By Noah Berlatsky

Why big, boring bureaucracy is the best tool for restoring wetlands around the Bay Area.

• By Eric Simons

A lesson for public officials courting Amazon.

• By Rick Paulas

Some researchers are pushing to better guide students through the bewildering array of courses on offer at most community colleges.

• By Dwyer Gunn

Some new anti-poverty programs are encouraging participants to form connections with others who are going through similar life challenges, offering success through companionship.

• By Dwyer Gunn

How critical disaster studies can teach us what went wrong in Puerto Rico.

• By David M. Perry

New anti-poverty programs, focused on helping children and parents both, are succeeding where others have failed.

• By Dwyer Gunn

The stock photo agency is scrapping Photoshopped images that make models look thinner. Here's how that can help body image.

• By Emily Moon

A new study shows how early monitoring and response efforts could prevent costly impacts.

• By Bob Berwyn

Opponents dismiss fetal tissue research as unnecessary, but it plays a critical role in regenerative medicine.

• By Michael White