Faulty Forecasts
Nuclear Winter
Carl Sagan and other Cold War scientists once feared that a nuclear war could plunge the world into a deadly ice age. Three decades later, does this theory still resonate?
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Environmental Blunders and Lessons Learned
Violence in the Amazon: Why Protecting the Rainforest is Still a Fight
The Snake That Ate the Everglades
Reintroducing Wolves to Yellowstone Requires a Delicate Balance
Toxic Waste in the Neighborhood: The Love Canal Disaster of 1978 is an Ongoing Mess
The New York Garbage Barge That Revealed We Have a Trash Problem
Falsely Accused?
The Nanny Murder Case: Shaken Baby Syndrome on Trial
He's the only CIA Contractor to be Convicted in a Torture-related Case
A Mother, A Dingo, and an Australian Media Frenzy
Wrongly Accused of Terrorism: The Sleeper Cell That Wasn't
Richard Jewell: The Wrong Man
Culture Wars
'Why Hasn't Sexual Harassment Disappeared?'
LSD: From 60s Counterculture to Doctor's Office
D&D: Lessons from a Media Panic
Transforming History
The Enduring Legacy of Terri Schiavo
Award Winning
A Search for Justice
Go or no Go: The Challenger Legacy
Wrongly Accused of Terrorism: The Sleeper Cell That Wasn't
Taking the Lid Off the McDonald’s Coffee Case
The Shadow of Thalidomide
Viewing Trump's Presidency Through a Historical Lens
Us vs. Them: from George Wallace to Donald Trump
Trump’s Immigration Rhetoric Echoes a Bitter Fight in the 90s
How Toughness on Leaks and a Free Press Link Trump, Obama, and Nixon
Sanctuary Cities: Trump Renews an Uproar That Began Long Ago
The Discredited Doctor Influencing Trump's Stance on Vaccines
Badass Women
'Why Hasn't Sexual Harassment Disappeared?'
Women's Rights Protests & the Match That Sparked a Movement
DDT, Malaria, and the Book That Changed Environmental Debate
Argentina's Stolen Babies, and the Grandmothers Leading the Search
The Shadow of Thalidomide
The Changing Face of the War on Drugs
Rehab Rarely Works for Opioid Addicts. Could a Vaccine?
LSD: From 60s Counterculture to Doctor's Office
Surviving Heroin
How Heroin Addiction's Rural Spread Changed an Inner City War on Drugs
From Crack Babies to Oxytots: Lessons Not Learned
Animal Tales
The Snake That Ate the Everglades
Reintroducing Wolves to Yellowstone Requires a Delicate Balance
Bee Collapse: The Sudden Dying Off Bee Colonies Remains a Mystery
The Fly That Quarantined California and Pitted Environmentalists Against Farmers
How Cloning a Sheep Set Off a Sci Fi Panic
Crime & Punishment
How Heroin Addiction's Rural Spread Changed an Inner City War on Drugs
SWAT: Mission Creep
How DNA Changed the World of Forensics
The Superpredator Scare
Crime and Punishment: Three Strikes and You’re Out
Retro World
How Special Ops Became Central to the War On Terror
Argentina's Stolen Babies, and the Grandmothers Leading the Search
He's the only CIA Contractor to be Convicted in a Torture-related Case
A Mother, A Dingo, and an Australian Media Frenzy
A Search for Justice
When The Press Gets It Wrong
The Outrage Machine
Vaccines: An Unhealthy Skepticism
A Mother, A Dingo, and an Australian Media Frenzy
Taking the Lid Off the McDonald’s Coffee Case
Richard Jewell: The Wrong Man
Moral Panics!
D&D: Lessons from a Media Panic
The Terminator and the Washing Machine
Free Speech VS Censorship: Warnings From Explicit Lyrics to Trigger Warnings
Is Multiple Personality Disorder Real? One Woman's Story
The Preschool Sex Abuse Case that Changed How Molestation is Investigated
Sports
A Tale of Two Boxers
Boxing's Popularity Declined Due to Health Concerns. Is Football Next?
Leaving NFL Over CTE Concerns Made Chris Borland Football's Most Dangerous Man
How Curt Flood's Fight for Free Agency Changed Pro Sports
The NFL Draft 20 Years After Manning-Leaf: How Teams Try to Pick a Winner