Fowl Plague
Pandemics have threatened humanity in the past–and avian influenza may well be the next one due.
Breaking the Cycle
The future of reproductive health in India, from early ideas about population control to on-the-ground interventions happening now, to a world where men and women share contraceptive responsibility.
The ID Question
Who decides who you are? You, or the world around you?
Beats: Disability
“Disable” is an active verb, and disability describes the social and environmental barriers that prevent access just as much as an individual body’s physical reality.
Beats: Health
Access to health care is as much a matter of public policy as it is the size of a person’s pocketbook; within a doctor’s office, many factors affect the quality of treatment.

A Submarine With Gills
Artificial gills mean this submersible might let humans breathe underwater anywhere that fish can.
Walking While Working–in the Wild
This movement activist wants people to get solar-powered desks for working while hiking.
