Opinion

Some fear that artificial intelligence will threaten humanity’s survival. But the existential risk is more philosophical than apocalyptic

My mother taught me to love words. Her dementia taught me to listen more closely

A replicability crisis threatens computational science without shared code, data and methods from studies. A new replication agreement system can mitigate this crisis.

A tight labor market offers financial hope to many low-income workers but only if our government rethinks its hard limits for benefit programs

Along with the Stop WOKE Act and bills banning diversity efforts, the Supreme Court’s “affirmative action” decision is part of a larger effort to pretend racism doesn’t exist

The Supreme Court’s actions on affirmative action are a setback to justice and equality in the U.S.

Tiny spheres of once-molten metal magnetically dredged from the seafloor could be pieces from IM1, a potential interstellar meteor that struck Earth in 2014

Astrophysics reminds us that earthly beauty has stellar origins

The Court’s ruling against affirmative action removed a critical tool, but there are other ways to promote a diverse student body

The Kashmir region of Asia is due for another major earthquake, and its modern architecture is ill-prepared to withstand such an event

The new leader of the CDC should prioritize the people it serves, people in the agency itself and people who exert power over public health

Staged arguments with antivaccine cranks or other science deniers gets scientists nowhere. Trust me, I tried