How Contact Tracing Breaks the Chain of COVID-19 Transmission
One COVID-19 patient could lead to thousands of new cases. Contact tracers use calls, texts, and personal persuasion to prevent that from happening.
Law Professor Tracey Meares combines legal scholarship with social science data to rethink how police can earn the public's trust.
The bird-filled world of Richard Prum
How an ornithologist discovered new kinds of color, proved T. rex had feathers, and confronted the question “What is art?”
Ghana: What separates mothers who die during childbirth from those who survive?
The Thailand-Burma border: As a "slow-motion genocide" persists in eastern Burma, courageous health workers train in Thailand, then return home to protect the lives of mothers and infants.
Vietnam: 1.2 million people die in traffic crashes every year—most in developing countries. Public health researchers join with local actors to reduce the toll.