This is a fun time of year for me as a professor. I am finishing my final exams, celebrating Mother’s Day with my wife and kids and getting ready for one of the more exciting events of the year at Emory: commencement on the quadrangle.

As a student,...

The leaves of trees process massive amounts of water – worldwide, four times the volume of Lake Superior moves from the soil and is turned into water vapor by plants every year.

With rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, scientists have been studying...

This is a budget for when the economy has gone soft and the political situation is precarious.

The bold reforming zeal, accompanied by a “we know best” attitude, of last year has gone. The government reaffirms its commitment to long-term fiscal repair. But...