Science in Policy and Society

In coming decades it may be possible to use brain imaging as legal evidence.
Carrie Peyton Dahlberg, Contributor
Federal and local law agencies are teaming up to test unanalyzed rape kits.
Benjamin Plackett, Contributor
Security agents should chat more and watch less, according to a new study.
Nala Rogers, Contributor
Preserving paintings is now a matter of chemistry.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Game theory provides a clue.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Ballot length could also affect lines at polls.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Researchers warn of “dot-health” Internet domains being sold to the highest bidders.
Benjamin Plackett, Contributor
Why Russian is harder to learn than English.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
No stadiums at next summer's Women's World Cup will have grass.
Peter Gwynne, Contributor
An estimated $1 trillion in ore deposits lie beneath Afghanistan's surface, if only they can get the minerals to market.
Patricia Waldron, Contributor
E-cigarette vapor is likely less carcinogenic than secondhand smoke, but is higher in metals.
Benjamin Plackett, Contributor
Police in Ferguson have used an ancient tactic.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor