Culture
Beijing puts the ‘work’ in workout
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Compulsory workplace exercise has returned to Beijing after a three-year hiatus.
San Francisco’s Superfund struggle
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A legacy of toxic pollution lingers in San Francisco’s Hunters Point Shipyard, which was once a booming hub for wartime construction efforts, but now is largely shuttered and represents a constant threat to the health of marginalized communities that live nearby. The U.S. Navy and diverse community groups are at odds over the best way to address the problem.
Voter’s quick reference to San Francisco’s mayoral candidates
A succinct listing of candidate positions and quotes on more than two-dozen key policy issues and ballot initiatives.
Pipeline foes decry Canada oil-sands boom
Environmental and indigenous groups stepped up their attacks against Canadian oil sands development as two U.S. representatives met with Canadian officials in Ottawa to discuss energy policy.
Science
Turks turn tires into ‘stardust’
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If successful, the process could prove instrumental in the vexing environmental challenge of dealing with landfill-hogging tires. In Europe alone, 325,000 tons of tires are buried in landfills each year.
Science
Researchers on track to prevent train wrecks
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A team of European and Israeli scientists is devising an electromagnetic sensing system that could serve as an early-warning mechanism for natural disasters that currently cause trains to derail.
Science
A damming effect on giant catfish
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The Giant Southeast Asian catfish is in danger of extinction, a recent report concluded.
Democracy
Russian rap star arrested for song against police brutality
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Russian rap star Noize MC was arrested and given a 10-day sentence for song blasting police corruption and brutality.