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While the media in general has recently taken much criticism, for trivializing news and other flaws, the science media has somehow escaped serious attention.

It seems that the NSA's surveillance activities go beyond exploiting vulnerabilities in computer software.

The US has a long history of big, publicly funded infrastructure projects undermined by inadequate taxation and a lurch to privatization that is disastrous.

Dow Chemical has engineered corn and soy seeds to be resistant to several herbicides, but researchers say fighting weeds with tougher chemicals is not a sustainable solution.

On January 2, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PHMSA issued a major safety alert, declaring oil obtained via hydraulic fracturing in the Bakken Shale may be more …

Creating a Livable Climate Agency may be one way to arrest and reverse US emissions and their catastrophic impact on global climate.

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Paul Krugman: We don't seem to need different economics as much as we need different economists.

In a memo to President Obama, former National Security Agency insiders explain how NSA leaders botched intelligence collection and analysis before Sept. 11, covered up the mistakes, and violated …

Supporters say passage of a proposed California law would tell the NSA, “We don't want you in California unless you follow the Constitution.”