Hollywood portrays forensic science as nearly infallible. It isn’t. Now a Houston lab has become a model of reform, boosting trust in this critical part of the justice system.
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Wildlife biologist Sara Dykman is pedaling her way from the mountainous forests of southwestern Mexico to Canada and back, stopping at schools and wildlife centers to raise awareness about the migratory insect.
Read moreAs rising seas encroach on the Louisiana coast with increasing regularity, state managers face difficult choices about whom to relocate – and how.
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Donald Trump won’t be the first person to lead a Western democracy after a campaign dismissive of climate change. Canada and Australia have been there before.
Read moreAcross the country, the criminal justice system is grappling with the fallout from decades of faulty analysis in criminal cases that may have resulted in thousands of wrongful convictions
Read moreA survey of 142 men and 516 women across scientific disciplines found that many of them suffered or witnessed sexual harassment or sexual assault while at work in the field
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Scientists are relying on anecdotal evidence from self-reported incidents to piece together ways that climate change is threatening the health of already-vulnerable northern communities
Read moreA new study shows how starting and stopping efforts to reverse climate change could speed up global warming
Read moreA new study suggests not, and points to a paucity of scientific knowledge of life undersea
Read moreSeeding events in forests, on the rise due partly to climate change, provide more food for invasive mammals and could be the cause of a boom in their populations
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