Opinion

This banner year for elections worldwide may witness the arrival of advertising tailored to your personality

People struggling with addiction cite untreated withdrawal, pain, discrimination and stringent policies as reasons for leaving hospitals against medical advice. We need to take their complaints seriously

With chemical spills and other accidents a common occurrence, it’s becoming more expensive to maintain the status quo than to make chemistry safer 

U.S. elected officials must protect public health and the foundations of our democracy by limiting the intrusion of guns into politics

Far too often city planning is approached as an engineering problem instead of connecting people with the land

Debate about brain death has prevented needed revisions to the Uniform Determination of Death Act

Despite some lawmakers’ claims, “cure-based recovery” for gay and transgender people comprises one of psychiatry’s longest and darkest chapters. We shouldn’t inflict it on today’s kids

The pandemic early exposed weaknesses in CDC’s laboratories. Organizational and culture changes there are good first steps, but more must be done

Yes, conspiracy narratives are everywhere. But it’s not as bad as you think

A gloom and doom approach does not always spur climate action, it turns out. A new study tells you when it works and when it doesn’t

Lost in today’s misinformation fights is the recognition that modern conspiracy theories spring from excesses of state secrecy

Amid rising numbers of cyber threats, safeguarding our satellites is no longer optional but a necessity for global security and reliability