Nearly one in three American children are overweight or obese, but sugary sweets are often on the menu at elementary school classroom parties.  Previous small-scale studies have found that "kids…

The Affordable Care Act is not quite ready, some of the key aspects won't be available and many large corporations are still exempt, but it is rolling out for individuals tomorrow. 76% of U.S. adults…

The EPA's war on science and business is nothing new. What started four decades ago as an honest effort by the Nixon administration to protect the environment from an increasingly industrialized…

A survey of gun dealers and pawnbrokers in 43 U.S. states found nearly unanimous support for denying gun purchases for criminals and mentally ill people who have a history of violence or alcohol or…

Wealth, more money freed from basic necessities like food and energy, invariably leads to more money available for education and culture - but wealth leads to a clash in developed nations who…

Once size does not fit all but broad federal regulations, such as strict requirements on the use of animal manures in fresh produce production, that have been imposed by the new federal food-safety…

Extreme weather event coverage may lead people to think more seriously about climate change, according to new surveys of New Jersey college students which found that shortly after Hurricane Irene and…

The world has plenty of water but not where people actually live. Arid regions lack both water and the energy to make water potable. Ironically, the energy needed to make water potable or ship it to…

"For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat and wrong" H.L. Mencken

If you have confidence in the future of science, you might be inclined to believe that a technology solution decades from now could make CO2 clean-up cheaper and more effective than what is available…