Politicscommons.wikimedia.org Smithsonian island outpost reeling from sexual-misconduct claims Complaints from more than a dozen women bring new scrutiny to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
Newsletter www.nytimes.com Global warming could unlock carbon from tropical soil Warming soils in the tropics could cause microbes to release carbon dioxide from storage. One scientist called the finding "another example of why we need to worry more."