Humans
Biological baloney: The flaw in US anti-gay marriage arguments
US states defending same-sex marriage bans say the ability to procreate naturally dictates wedding rights. This is irrational, says William Saletan
Opinion
US farms hit by bird flu – but a vaccine might make things worse
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Health
US farms hit by bird flu – but a vaccine might make things worse
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Earth
Mystery blob in the Pacific messes up US weather and ecosystems
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Earth
Wind energy blows US emissions onto right track for 2025 target
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The science of inequality deserves political attention
Opinion
Health
Megabucks pouring into global brain science projects
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Earth
Plague hits prairie dogs and changes US ecosystems
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Technology
Why Obama’s cyber sanctions won’t deter digital crime
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Earth
Drought prompts 25 per cent water cut in California
"We are in a new era," said the state's governor, Jerry Brown, after the annual Sierra Nevada snowpack measurement showed no snow this year – which was a first
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Earth
North Dakota curbs wasteful flares of oil drilling gas
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Earth
Turbo termites threaten to eat Florida
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Earth
Sneak attack on science by US Congress must stop
Opinion
Earth
Secret-science bill inches a step closer to US law
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