Ethics

People seeking to radicalize others are using ads to push conspiracy theories and extremist views

Study aimed at collecting DNA from 10,000 autistic people and their families has drawn criticism for failing to consult the autism community

Wealthy countries have bought up most of the available vaccine doses for booster shots but still have far more than they need

Four centuries after Descartes declared them to be mere machines that didn’t feel fear or pain, we’re still acting as though we don’t know better

Reprisals may come for their field of study, their ethnicity or involvement in international collaborations

Too many surveys fail to include options beyond “male,” “female” and “do not wish to disclose”

The science is clear: abortion by medication is safe and effective

Racism and sexism are obstacles to making the scientific enterprise worthy of its public funding

Sociologist Anthony Ryan Hatch believeswe must make the conversation around race and STEM a priority in academia

For structural engineer and entrepreneur Nehemiah Mabry, a racist remark made to him in graduate school provided all the motivation he needed to open doors into academia for others

Celeste Warren of drug manufacturer Merck discusses diversity in science and medicine and the journey of rising up in the ranks of a major multinational company

Antonio Baines is trying to build a more diverse science, one student at a time