Reproduction
Abortion Rights Are Good Health and Good Science
The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion goes against science, safety, and human dignity and portends a dangerous post-Roe future
Stories by The Editors
Policy
Cryptocurrencies and NFTs Are a Buyer Beware Market
Scams and volatility plague this market, and the Biden administration is still trying to decide where the federal government fits in
Politics
Why We Must Protect Voting Rights
Evidence shows they boost suffrage, not fraud
Public Health
Contagions Worse Than COVID Will Prevail If Neglect of Global Public Health Continues
Health security is as important to a nation as a standing army
Policy
Why Anti-Trans Laws Are Anti-Science
Bills that restrict access to gender-affirming health care ignore research
Education
Teaching about Racism Is Essential for Education
Lessons about racial injustice help students understand reality
Privacy
Hacking the Ransomware Problem
Organizations can act to protect themselves, but collaboration is the best defense
Conservation
Biodiversity’s Greatest Protectors Need Protection
Indigenous peoples have been conserving ecosystems for millennia. Now the developed world wants to evict them
Mental Health
Expanding Mental Health Care Is a Medical Necessity
The COVID pandemic made a long-standing problem even more urgent
Policy
New State Laws Harm Public Health by Putting Politicians in Charge of Medicine
A crop of bad bills hobbles health agencies and makes it harder to stop disease
Policy
Fix Disaster Response Now
Emergency management leaves out vulnerable groups and is poorly prepared for worsening climate-related disasters
Health Care
America’s Long-Term Care System Is Broken
It’s time to invest more in home-based care and nursing homes, increase workers’ pay and improve oversight
Public Health
Some Pandemic Health Habits Deserve to Stay
We need a public health culture change informed by lessons from COVID
Public Health
How Scientific American’s Staff Is Reacting to the CDC’s New Mask Guidance
We asked our vaccinated colleagues whether they planned on keeping their masks on or not—and why
Policy
Those Who Investigate Premature Deaths Should Have Medical Training
Coroners are not typically required to have medical expertise—and that’s a problem
Policy
Three Ways to Fix Toxic Policing
Accountability, demilitarization and the transfer of responsibilities to social workers are needed to remake our overly antagonistic law-enforcement agencies
Policy
Biden Must Take Immediate Action to Reduce the Risk of Nuclear War
The continuing proliferation of atomic weapons threatens the safety of billions
Policy
Stop Domestic Terrorism
Our national leaders must take on racist-driven violence in the U.S.
Public Health
Stories from a Past Pandemic
Readers write in about their ancestors’ experiences during the 1918 flu
Mental Health
A Step to Ease the Pandemic Mental Health Crisis
A technique known as psychological first aid could help reduce COVID stress and anxiety
