The public is generally enthusiastic about the latest science and technology, but sometimes research threatens the physical safety or ethical norms of society.

The public is generally enthusiastic about the latest science and technology, but sometimes research threatens the physical safety or ethical norms of society.

Science Be Dammed is an alarming reminder of the high stakes in the management—and perils in the mismanagement—of water in the western United States. It see

Ever since the phrase "fight or flight" was coined in the 1920s, the common understanding has been that the mind respond to danger in one of two ways - either f

In "one of the best science books of the year" ("Library Journal"), the author celebrates volcano "cowboys, " their hazardous lives, and the often harrowing dec