California Governor Jerry Brown has sided with the usually-anti-science National Resources Defense Council and vetoed a bill that would have forced factory farms to adhere to US Food and Drug…

Like a plant that needs the right environment for it to grow healthy and bear fruits, FIER is believed to be more of use in a world that shares its supporting principles and theories.  That is…

Today and tomorrow I am attending a workshop in Padova titled as per the title above (but it is in Italian). If you know the language and are interested in the topic, there is available live…

Abortion and teen pregnancy dropped among teens who received free contraception and were educated about the pros and cons of various birth control methods, according to a new study in the New England…

Norway to the rescue? Credit: Travis Lupick, CC BY-NC-SA By Steffen Böhm, University of Essex and Katharine Rockett, University of Essex Despite all the treaties, pledges, export bans and labeling…

Just don't forget to listen scientists too. Credit: EPA By Toby Miller, Cardiff University Who should political leaders follow when it comes to climate change: environmental scientists, powerful…

The public is not aware of this, but academic science is more like a small business than being part of a vast university structure. An investigator is the business owner and the researchers are…

The public supports most traffic safety laws. They routinely defy cell phone laws, believing that they should be pulled over for driving recklessly, not for having a cell phone, and they defy speed…

Climate March, New York City By Alessandro R Demaio, Harvard University Groundbreaking pledges of funding from the French, 120+ heads of state attending, famous faces calling for greater action and…

In 1993, Professor John Anthony Allan of King’s College London coined the term "Virtual water" because the term 'embedded water' "did not capture the attention of the water managing community" and he…