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Soda taxes can’t reverse the obesity epidemic

Kristin Kiesel and Richard J. Sexton — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 00:00:08 GMT

OPINION: They might be able to help, but only if well-designed and in combination with other policies

We urgently need data for equitable personalized medicine

Manuel Corpas — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:00:17 GMT

OPINION: A massive bias in medical studies toward men of European origin means that genetic variants in understudied populations don’t get the focus they deserve

It’s way past time to stop police ‘testilying’

Rachel Moran — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 00:00:05 GMT

OPINION: The culture of deception in US courts needs to end

How optimizing indoor humidity can help stop the spread of Covid and flu

Richard Zare — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 00:00:23 GMT

OPINION: Recent CDC guidelines for indoor air quality disregard the benefits of humidity. But research shows it can kill viruses and help thwart infections.

Abandon the idea of ‘great green walls’

Matthew Turner, Diana Davis, Emily Yeh and Pierre Hiernaux — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 00:00:07 GMT

OPINION: The notion of planting miles of trees to hold back encroaching deserts is misguided and damaging; we should promote programs that secure livelihoods and respect dryland ecologies instead

Why one deforestation solution has yet to stop massive tree loss

Eric Lambin and Paul Furumo — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:00:11 GMT

OPINION: Zero-deforestation supply-chain commitments aren’t protecting tropical forests as much as hoped. But they might, if the same standards were applied to domestic and export markets.

Zoos need to change

Rafael Miranda — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 00:00:03 GMT

OPINION: To justify their existence, they must make conservation their top priority

How to recover from the Great Education Disruption

Prachi Srivastava — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:15 GMT

OPINION: Children around the world were out of school for months, with big impacts on learning, well-being and the economy. How do we avoid a ‘generational catastrophe’?

America is failing women’s health

Susan E. Short and Meghan Zacher — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:19 GMT

OPINION: Systemic inequity means women in the US die younger and suffer more than they should. It’s time for health for all.

Europe should shape the clean fuel market now

Benjamin Görlach and Michael Jakob — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:11 GMT

OPINION: For the world to hit its climate goals, the European Union needs to take the lead, ditch coal and write the rule book for green hydrogen

Pricing groundwater will help solve California’s water problems

Ellen Bruno — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:12 GMT

OPINION: The state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act is a great opportunity — if it goes far enough

There are more active volcanoes than you think

Luca Caricchi and Guido Giordano — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 00:00:09 GMT

OPINION: Volcanologists warn that magma-filled vents evolve over time, leading to an underestimation of the number that might erupt — especially those capable of the biggest explosions

The US abortion decision is already having global impacts

TK Sundari Ravindran, Pascale Allotey and Sofia Gruskin — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:31 GMT

OPINION: The reversal of Roe v. Wade is a tragedy not just for the United States, but for women everywhere

Russia is guilty of ecocide

Michael Long and Michael Lynch — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:16 GMT

OPINION: All perpetrators of environmental destruction should be held accountable

This myth about guns is killing us

Mark Rosenberg — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:20 GMT

OPINION: The idea that gun violence prevention research is at odds with gun rights is just not true

Make electric vehicles affordable for the rest of us

Tamara Sheldon — Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:19 GMT

OPINION: EV subsidies are poorly designed and mostly benefit the rich. Some simple changes could make them more effective and equitable.

The creative way to pay for wildlife recovery

Paul Jepson — Wed, 18 May 2022 00:00:18 GMT

OPINION: ‘Pragmatic rewilding’ restores damaged ecosystems and harnesses private money, with benefits for all

Don’t let climate change take all the blame

Friederike Otto — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:00:11 GMT

OPINION: The climate crisis is a massive problem, but when politicians fault it entirely for every disaster, attention is deflected from local measures that might build resiliency. That needs to change.

The next evolution of digital money? It’s happening now

Tobias Adrian — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:31 GMT

OPINION: After cryptoassets, a wave of central bank digital currencies is set to revolutionize our ideas about what money is and how to manage it

The science of placebos is fueling quackery

Fabrizio Benedetti — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:03 GMT

OPINION: The placebo effect is real. So are the ethical conundrums posed by those who would exploit the latest research advances for profit.