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Are Kids Who Bully Others at Risk of Suicide, Too? iStock

Are Kids Who Bully Others at Risk of Suicide, Too?

A study attempts to understand the links between suicide and bullying.

Rice Problem: Are We Eating Too Much Arsenic?

Rice Problem: Are We Eating Too Much Arsenic?

Rice has been shown to have high levels of arsenic but we need better tests to know more about the problem with it and other foods.

Showbiz Politics: Campaign Songs Turn Candidates Into Stars REUTERS

Showbiz Politics: Campaign Songs Turn Candidates Into Stars

Many voters will get to know candidates through popular culture, whether it’s via late night television shows or music videos.

Shark Attacks Are So Unlikely, But So Fascinating Travelbag Ltd, CC BY

Shark Attacks Are So Unlikely, But So Fascinating

More people die from drowning every day in this country than were killed by sharks in 10 years, but we still pay close attention to creatures that can eat us.

Raising Buying Age for Tobacco Could Mean Fewer Smokers Flickr: Dexters

Raising Buying Age for Tobacco Could Mean Fewer Smokers

If someone makes it through high school without smoking, it is unlikely that he or she will ever start.

Cyberbullying: A Virtual Menace That Takes Its Toll on College Students Ozzzie/Flickr

Cyberbullying: A Virtual Menace That Takes Its Toll on College Students

New research shows that cyberbullying is becoming a serious problem on college campuses, especially for female students.

Farmers of the Future: Drones, Robots and GPS Mauricio Lima/Creative Commons

Farmers of the Future: Drones, Robots and GPS

Agricultural production has come so far in even the past couple decades that it’s hard to imagine what it will look like in a few more.

Bikini Atoll: ‘The Day the Sun Rose in the West’ Wikimedia Commons

Bikini Atoll: ‘The Day the Sun Rose in the West’

A survivor of radiation poisoning from a 1954 U.S. nuclear test in the Pacific talks about experiencing the massive explosion from his tuna boat.

Let’s Call It: 30 years of Above Average Temps Means Climate Has Changed Flickr.com

Let’s Call It: 30 years of Above Average Temps Means Climate Has Changed

Thirty years is long enough to educate us. Thirty years that are informing us about the next 30 years, which will be warmer still.