Drought, fire and flood
Explore how the the nature of highly seasonal rainfall cycles and periodic fires create conditions that have shaped Mediterranean climate ecosystems.
New SAT to bring back 1600-point scale
Revisions — including essay as an optional feature — reflect changes in U.S. educational philosophy.
Huffington Post
Studies show big advance in HIV prevention
A shot every one to three months may someday provide an alternative to the daily pills that some people take now to cut their risk of getting HIV.
Huffington Post
Math: your secret weapon against Wall Street and the NSA
UC Berkeley's Edward Frenkel wants you to understand mathematics so economists, bankers, corporations, and intelligence agencies can't manipulate you anymore.
Mother Jones