Opinion

New CRISPR-based treatments for sickle cell disease bring hope, but medical providers still marginalize people with this condition far too often

Universities need to train their faculty to be better mentors to students of color, and to understand these students’ vulnerabilities

The death of a grandparent may be a rite of passage, but it is not harmless for many boys, particularly boys of color. Losing a grandparent in childhood corresponds with lower reading, math and verbal skills among boys at a critical age

Mars Sample Return has always been an expensive, high-risk, high-reward project. But now, with realization of the mission’s actual cost and expanding timeline, Congress must commit to fully supporting the effort or risk tanking the rest of NASA’s planetary science program

Used car buyers and the U.S. government need to dive into the marketplace to deliver the emissions reductions promised by electric vehicles

Whatever fantasies we may have had about the nonprofit structure of OpenAI have been eviscerated. While it remains a nonprofit, it’s proven entirely beholden to ruthless capitalism

Science, statistics and expert testimony are crucial in securing justice. But their dubious applications in the courtroom can send innocent people to jail 

Banning formaldehyde hair relaxers might help protect Black women’s health, but won’t end the racism that drives their use

Far-right extremists shifted their online hate from Muslims to Jews in 2017, and offline hate followed the same trends 

Carbon capture technology is a PR fig leaf designed to help Big Oil delay the phaseout of fossil fuels

In promoting renewable energy, wealthier nations could worsen health, housing and labor problems in the developing nations where materials are sourced

Establishing a permanent Mars settlement in the foreseeable future makes little sense. The weakest reason for doing it is also the strongest—and not in a good way