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Nexus: Choosing Sides In The Trans-Human Revolution

Beyond the fights and the chases in Ramez Naam's Nexus trilogy, it is an opportunity to consider how technology might move some humans beyond humanity, says astrophysicist Adam Frank.

Ellen Pao sued her former employer, the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers, alleging she was discriminated against and sexually harassed. She lost the case but is seen as a leading voice on harassment in Silicon Valley.

Struggling For Investments, Silicon Valley Women Reluctant To Speak Out On Harassment

In Silicon Valley, it's difficult for women to come forward if they want to join the ranks of its richest. Some think the best way to fight harassment is to tread carefully and get to the top.

Deborah and Joe Thompson were married for six years. He died from an accidental heroin overdose in 2016.

Opioid Policy Becomes Personal For One Health Official After Husband's Death

Deborah Thompson is a point person on Iowa's response to the opioid epidemic. Earlier this year, she revealed a more immediate connection to the crisis: her husband, who fatally overdosed on heroin.

File photo shows The Salk Institute, above the Pacific Ocean in San Diego, Oct. 3, 2013 .

Internal Documents Raised Long-Standing Concerns About Gender Bias At Salk Institute

Leaked documents reveal that concerns were raised internally long before three female professors filed gender discrimination lawsuits against the La Jolla research institute.

When you smell ginger root or petrol, do you have a specific word to describe the odor?

That Smells Like ... Um, I Can't Think Of A Word For It!

A new study looks at the way we identify smells. English speakers kind of stink at it. But that's not the case in every language.

Many people who live in the Blue Gap-Tachee Chapter in northeastern Arizona remember when mining companies blasted uranium out of the Claim 28 site near their homes. Dust from mine explosions coated everything.

For Some Native Americans, Uranium Contamination Feels Like Discrimination

In the Navajo Nation, waste from old uranium mines has proved to be an insidious health hazard. Even spring water has become radioactive.

The Signet Book cover for James M. Cain's novel "Double Indemnity."

May Noir Book Of The Month Club: Reflections on ‘Double Indemnity’ Book, Movie

Phyllis Dietrichson is not the ultimate femme fatale; Phyllis Nirdlinger is

Hurricane Katrina victims wait at the Convention Center in New Orleans, in September 2005. A report from Scientific American says such natural disasters may increase the gap between rich and poor in affected communities.

Natural Disasters May Widen Income Gap, Report Says

Scientific American concludes that disasters correlate to a 1-percentage-point increase in poverty in the affected areas. It also finds that the rich leave disaster-prone areas but the poor can't.

Piles of plastic waste are pictured on the seaside in the coastal town of Khalde, south of the Lebanese capital Beirut, on September 22, 2016.

Plastic Is Everywhere And Recycling Isn't The End Of It

A researcher tallied how much has been manufactured since plastic's invention: "Eight point three billion metric tons of plastics produced so far. That's just really a staggering amount."

Why There's A Lot Of Buzz About A Possible Mosquito Emoji

There are 2,666 emojis for tweeting and texting. A mosquito is not one of them. Global health campaigners are trying to change that.

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