Science & the Public

Where scienceand society meet

  1. Humans

    When Not to Flush

    Toilets are not where we should be disposing of unwanted medicines.

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  2. Earth

    Antidepressants Aren’t for Fish

    Antidepressants can play potentially dangerous mind games with fish.

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  3. Humans

    What an Acid Bath!

    One fallout of space shuttle launches can be a transient change in water pH.

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  4. Earth

    It’s Night: Why’s It So Light?

    We're wasting scads of energy while much of the world sleeps.

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  5. Humans

    College: It’s What We Make It

    College experiences differ more within than between colleges, a new survey reports.

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  6. Ecosystems

    Costs of Choked-Up Waters

    Scientists tally the economic toll of fertilizing pollutants on water quality.

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  7. Agriculture

    A Mushrooming Advance

    Human skin isn't the only thing that makes vitamin D upon exposure to the ultraviolet radiation.

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  8. Chemistry

    From Aerators to Rust — New Lead Risks

    Rusty water and other unusual sources of toxic risks in home drinking water.

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  9. Chemistry

    Faucets Destined for Brassy Changes

    Although new standards poised to take effect in a few years will reduce the lead-leaching risk from drinking water faucets, showerheads and many other water dispensers around will remain unregulated.

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  10. Tech

    Lead-free? Faucets are anything but

    Featured blog: Users of brand-new buildings on a major university campus were surprised to discover high concentrations of lead in the water. Faucets were the culprit.

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  11. Chemistry

    Holey Copper Pipes!

    Engineers are homing in on germs and other surprises behind the development of tiny holes in home water pipes.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    About McCain’s Melanoma

    The Republican presidential hopeful faces a small but lingering risk of cancer recurrence.

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