California’s Medical Marijuana Morass

Why a globalized U.S. economy requires new legal infrastructure devised and controlled by innovators (who will probably be something or someone other than law firms or lawyers).

The LAPD's Sean Malinowski wants to prevent crime with "predictive policing," which can forecast patterns of where crime occurs using computer algorithms.

Mark Humayun taps the burgeoning field of bioelectronics to help the blind to see and the lame to walk.

Marine chemist Christopher Reddy offered dispassionate and scientific analyses of the Gulf oil spill last year when others were losing their heads.

In the litter scattered across the desert floor, professor Jason De León finds truths about the miserable business of illegal immigration.

People who are environmentally responsible in their everyday lives seem to cast aside their green habits when traveling for leisure, a study notes.

Nonprofit finds that 88 percent of Oregonians surveyed agree that reducing consumption is a good thing.

German Chancellor (and physicist) Angela Merkel did a 180 on nuclear energy after Fukushima, setting off an "energy revolution" in the process.

Why do so many American and so few British soldiers suffer from post-traumatic stress?

Results of a survey from the American Association of School Administrators shows how K-12 school officials across the country made cuts to their schools' programs.

From innovation in architecture and robotics to mobile apps and interactive games, technology is reshaping our understanding of and approach to world hunger.

Since the LAPD's cold case unit began 10 years ago, detectives have used science to arrest serial killers and dozens of others who thought they had gotten away with murder.

The world’s best school systems depend on teacher collaboration, but the concept has not caught on in the U.S. We found schools where teamwork is making a difference.

A Central California community has added a fourth "R" to the core curriculum in its public schools: Religion. Sociologist Emile Lester answers our questions about the experiment.

How one California school district turns bad teachers over to their peers to help them improve their skills and save their jobs.

Diane Ravitch, the former assistant U.S. secretary of education, tells Miller-McCune what she thinks about No Child Left Behind now.

The Stars and Stripes are subliminal, class cleavages are overrated, and other academic analyses we should consider from the last election.

As the fall semester begins, we look at some of the ways community colleges are meeting — or failing to meet — the needs of their students.

In honor of the 10th annual Lebowski Fest in Louisville, Ky., Miller-McCune looks at the scholarly papers inspired by the Coen brothers' 1998 film "The Big Lebowski."

Economist John F. Helliwell has data that backs up why Americans are significantly happier on weekends and public holidays than during the workweek.

University of Missouri economist Harvey James finds a relationship between life satisfaction and low tolerance for unethical conduct.

Researchers find that food products sell better when they're labeled with descriptive phrases that elicit warm family memories.

Researchers mix technology with fashion, analyze a pharaoh's skin condition, measure the smarts of Scrabble players, and more in this edition of Miller-McCune's "Cocktail Napkin."

Do we really need to smell the items featured in TV programming? A materials expert has created a function for your TV or portable device that can generate thousands of odors.

In this edition of The Cocktail Napkin, we look academics' fixation on the social and economic problems in the world of Harry Potter, and how music festivals impact the psychological and social well-being.

How the recession transfers wealth from the old to the young.

Alcoa has made "Fortune" magazine's list of Most Admired Companies and the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index, but the aluminum company's rhetoric doesn't always match its performance.

Patagonia, Honest Tea, The Timberland Company and Seventh Generation Inc. talk the talk of corporate social responsibility and appear to walk the walk.

DuPont is proud of its "publicly established environmental goals," but the company has also faced lawsuits over allegations of contamination, and it's associated with 103 Superfund sites.

Cargill has also endured food recalls, environmental lawsuits and deforestation claims despite claiming that "corporate responsibility is part of everything we do."

A PBS documentary follows a group of friends before, during, and after their time in Afghanistan.

PBS looks at the radical environmentalists whose turn to terrorism discredited their quixotic campaign in "If a Tree Falls."

A new book, "The Failure of Environmental Education," says schools are failing to teach kids how to save the planet.

Social critic Peter Corning argues for a new social structure based on equality, equity and reciprocity in his new book "The Fair Society."

Carl Cranor's book "Legally Poisoned" says lax, outdated law puts Americans at risk from untested industrial chemicals.

Tattoo remorse is leading many of the painted masses to rethink their ink, which is fueling a burgeoning business: specialty tattoo removal shops.

Researchers across California are working to bring medical microscopes to our cellphones — and vastly improve field medicine.

A growing body of research reveals myriad benefits — for employers and employees alike — when company policies promoting work-life balance are offered to low-wage workers.

Now that modern militaries accept that war creates psychological trauma, therapists wonder about its toll on the spirit.

Trained celebrants — often with backgrounds in psychology, social work, acting and other professions that emphasize writing or public speaking — are helping families create personalized ceremonies to honor loved ones who've passed on.

A San Diego innovator pays $3 a pound for cigarette butts. But whatever can you recycle them into?

Advocates look to expand programs that address a legacy of the Pol Pot era: an epidemic of heart disease, diabetes and stroke among Cambodian-Americans.

As coastlines are battered by rising seas, staff at North Carolina’s Alligator River Wildlife Refuge look for ways to make an orderly retreat.

Buried in the high hopes for electric cars is the very real possibility that they can make money by powering and regulating the grid.

As our correspondent in Libya has learned, rushing to the ballot box might be the biggest mistake there is.

After studying four decades of terrorism, Aaron Clauset thinks he's found mathematical patterns that can help governments prevent and prepare for major terror attacks. The U.S. government seems to agree.

New planning initiatives protect agriculture and nature, while still accommodating growth.

Visitors are expected to flock to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum when it opens, even as memories of that day fade away.

The University of Chicago's Urban Education Institute runs charter schools and uses innovative practices to provide inner-city children a pathway to college.

Most major companies around the world have embraced the linked ideas of sustainability and responsibility. More of them need to embrace a sustainable and responsible reality.