A climate of fear
An assault rifle is no more needed to execute a warrant than it is to hunt deer
Hacking away at the CFPB
Latest move: Shutting down a CFPB online database of financial firms’ thievery
New York lawsuit against Trump family
The repercussions for the Trump family is found guilty of the charges could be severe
Fall into a more peaceful slumber
Defend your drains & the environment
Extreme stress hurts social learning
Which cognitive processes explain long-term effects of childhood adversity?
Building a study of consciousness
Neuroscientists must be willing to develop imperfect descriptions of how we work
Don't bring back the dinosaurs
Even in the name of science, bringing back dinosaurs would be needlessly cruel to the maladapted creatures
The fig tree that traveled two oceans
In the backyard of my grandparents' house on the island of Sardinia, there was a fig tree
How to talk to kids about trans people
"It’s important for kids and adults to go out of their way to try to understand [each other]"
Delicious (low heat) fried chicken
If your mom is an awful cooking partner (like mine), find a recipe she can't participate in and hand her a cocktail
Detained migrants are given an ultimatum
"I signed it out of desperation… but the truth is I can’t go back to Honduras; I need help"
"Westworld" is America
A season playing with identity, agency and reality also mirrors our main concern: "This world is wrong"
It's time to ramp up carbon farming
The knowledge and tools to sequester carbon on farmland have blossomed rapidly in California
Trump: Deportations without due process
Trump's calls to strip due process rights from undocumented immigrants show he's never cared about the rule of law
Cancer and the limits of genetic testing
Even as a doctor, I didn't grasp what my DNA test meant. How can we expect consumers to understand the caveats?
Shellfish diet better than veganism?
A new study takes a rare look at the carbon emissions that come with your choice of seafood
Not just Bourdain: US suicide rate is up
Twenty-five states saw a rise in suicides by more than 30 percent since 1999, federal health officials report
Testosterone & oxytocin influence males
Studies of indigenous tribes show oxytocin may overcome the potentially negative social effects of testosterone
Fox apologizes for Bossie's racial slur
Fox News host Ed Henry apologized and said the network does "not agree with that particular phrase"
Why did evangelicals embrace Trump?
Evangelical historian John Fea opens an important discussion of how his community abandoned its supposed values
A sea change in science
Sarah Myhre is a woman, a scientist, and a climate advocate. Are these strengths in a climate crisis?
Organized crime is global, flourishing
I went to Sicily to report on the migrant crisis and quickly learned the mafia was making a massive profit from it
Remembering the first woman in space
Sally Ride became the first American woman to be launched into space, leaving an indelible mark in history