In an escalation of the war on drugs, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has rescinded two Obama-era memos that encouraged prosecutors to avoid seeking inordinately harsh sentences for low-level drug offenses. He also instructed

Sam Wang has used a combination of computer simulations and simple math tests to help reveal the partisan intent behind the post-2010 redistricting. All this work gave the neuroscientist a new obsession with  

In an effort to both reduce air pollution and create clean, renewable energy, scientists have designed two-roomed photoelectrochemical cell that turns polluted air into hydrogen fuel.

William Moomaw, Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy at Tufts University, gives an in-depth explanation as to why our forests are important.