Opinion

We are living through a terrible time in humanity. Here’s why we tend to stick our head in the sand and why we need to pull it out, fast

Students should learn about both the natural world and human-made—or engineered—one we live in

Is baby Skynet already here? We need robust laws now to withstand eliminating humans from nuclear decision-making

A philosophy department chair arrested at a campus protest offers university presidents a lesson in democracy

H5N1 is running rampant through dairy cows, putting humans at risk of an epidemic

Baked-in news practices cover only the worst moments of protests and neglect telling people what protesters are asking for, extensive research shows

Americans don’t like being told what to do, and many don’t trust government. These stubborn attitudes might turn H5N1 bird flu into a pandemic

Personality measures suggest Donald Trump exerts a cult of personality over his followers, people who are psychologically susceptible to his appeal. This could help explain how he has succeeded in U.S. politics while other populists have not

Regulating chemicals one-by-one has allowed the tobacco industry to skirt menthol bans by creating new additives with similar effects but unclear safety profiles

Conspiracy thinking about autism drives anti-vaxxer presidential candidate RFK Jr.’s pick for vice president

A technology meant to help severely premature infants raises questions of inequity and may someday threaten parents’ rights to make decisions

Instruments may fail, but humanity’s most distant sentinel will keep exploring, and inspiring us all