POLICY: Should the HPV Vaccine Be Required?

Iha Kaul  —  Apr 5, 2012

The debate over the HPV vaccine is about to get a lot more heated. 

FOOD & AG: Do you know where your veggies come from?

Elizabeth Leuin  —  Apr 4, 2012

Ours is a world where the average American is content to think no further about the origins of their food than the supermarket aisle. 

WELLNESS: The Truth about Veganism and Vegetarianism

Audrey Fotouhi  —  Apr 3, 2012

There are many myths about vegetarianism and veganism. These dietary choices have been on the rise since films like Food Inc., Food Matters and Forks Over Knives shed some light on nutrition, but it seems that lately, vegetarianism and veganism have been getting a bad rap.

SUSTAINABILITY: Protect the Wetlands

Elizabeth Kreitinger  —  Apr 2, 2012

All too often we see the juxtaposition of conservation and rural livelihood securities as if they are two opposing forces, with humans on the one side and (insert charismatic mega-fauna here) on the other.

WEIRD SCIENCE: Creepy Crawlies 101

Vrinda Jagoda  —  Mar 30, 2012

Gunslinging shrimp, doughnut frogs and blood-shooting lizards, oh my!

POLICY: If a Tree Falls ... Does Anybody Care?

Mark Ezzo  —  Mar 29, 2012

There is currently a worldwide movement going on around us, but few Americans are aware of it.

FOOD & AG: Undoing Racism in the Food System

Sam Bosco  —  Mar 28, 2012

“Unite and Fight, Healthy Food is a Basic Human Right!” read the shirts worn by dozens of Walkers for Wellness on a five-mile route through Ithaca this past October.

WELLNESS: A Major Victory Against HIV

Junsuk Ahn  —  Mar 27, 2012

A group of scientists recently discovered a major vulnerability of HIV strains: the antibody PGT 128.

SUSTAINABILITY: Water, Water Everywhere

Cedric Mason  —  Mar 26, 2012

Water is essential for all life. This is a lesson we have been taught since grade school. But who knows where our daily water comes from and where it goes when we’re done with it?

WEIRD SCIENCE: Flirting with your genes

Abby Fessler  —  Mar 16, 2012

Men, are you tired of being rejected by stuck up women? Has your inability to make a good first impression left you alone on a Friday night? Ladies, are you tired of being hit on by sleazy men? Has your inability to be a good judge of character left you stuck with a jerk on a Friday night?