Environment
Today in history: A Chinese poem for autumn
September 23, 2015On this first day of autumn, we offer a quiet moment of reflection penned 80 years ago.
Read moreDiscrimination affects health for lifetime: Weekly science round up
September 22, 2015Vitamin C, school start time, India's private hospitals, pre-diabetes, physical effects of discrimination.
Read moreDrought turning Golden State’s redwoods brown
September 22, 2015For the first time, there are signs of foliage die-back on sequoia seedlings, a rare and worrying prospect.
Read moreExciting hominid fossil find in South Africa
September 22, 2015The find will not revolutionize science's ideas of how our species evolved, it gives a more complete picture of the basic pattern and raises interesting questions.
Read moreNavy jets, electronic warfare stir outrage
September 18, 2015The noise and electronic radiation pose a dire threat to animals and plants in the wilderness regions of the Olympic Peninsula.
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