I hope that Mickey Chopra, chief of health at Unicef, is being misquoted in the following lead of a story in the International Herald Tribune today…
Read moreOn Science 's online news service, ScienceNOW, I report on a very interesting paper from Leslie Knapp of the University of Cambridge and her col…
Read moreNot that we really need it, but do read this Los Angeles Times story about how Anthem Blue Cross denies coverage to some people for pre-existing co…
Read moreThis is a headline news story on the BBC, but don't count on hearing much about it in the U.S. press. Amnesty's press release, and the full …
Read moreToday on Science 's Origins blog, I report on the first public debate over the significance of Ardipithecus ramidus , the candidate human ancest…
Read morePlease DO NOT miss Frank Rich's column in today's New York Times , one of his wisest and most insightful ever into the warped perspectives o…
Read moreOkay, I have a confession to make: Despite more than a decade covering human evolution for Science and other publications, it has taken me until thi…
Read moreI hope everyone is following the controversy in Texas over Governor Rick Perry's attempt to cover up his role in the execution of an apparently …
Read moreA friend has asked me to pass the following on, and I am happy to do so. Lou Dobbs is the worst kind of racist scumbag, and I think it's just a m…
Read moreThat's the headline of a story in the Washington Post today. Duh! But certainly just as well. Perhaps it will make the issues clearer, that thi…
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