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Water Scarcity Is A Growing Problem. We Can Use Satellites To Better Measure It.

The problem could affect as much as 80% of the people in Africa by 2050.
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Organic Food's Health Benefits Have Been Hard To Assess. But That Could Change.

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Black Bears Adapt To Life Near Humans By Burning The Midnight Oil

Bears will consume 15,000 to 20,000 calories per day – or about 8 large cheese pizzas or 5 gallons of chocolate ice cream – before hibernation.
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Heart Transplant Doctors Could Help More People By Accepting Obese Donors

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Thousands Of Americans Live In Vehicles. Without Parking, They Have Nowhere To Go.

These homeless people are blocked from social services when there are few parking spaces to leave their cars without risking tickets.
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Here’s The Disturbing History Of Segregated Swimming Pools And Amusement Parks

Whites used to put nails at the bottom of pools in Cincinnati and pour bleach and acid in pools with black bathers in St. Augustine, Florida.
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E-Cigarette Makers Use Cartoon Characters To Attract Users, And It Works

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Minorities Face More Obstacles To Lifesaving Organ Transplants. Here’s How To Change That.

Should we consider an opt-out system for organ donations?
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Here's What People Are Getting Wrong About 'Summer Slide'

Also referred to as "summer learning loss," here are ideas for making summer education more effective and accessible to students.
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The Media Need To Think Twice About How They Portray Mass Shooters

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