Opinion

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

For most of us, aliens are a source of mystery and fun, which keeps them forever in vogue

Privately owned space colonies are more likely to be totalitarian nightmares than libertarian utopias

The massive search for a missing submersible was a stark contrast to the treatment of a ship packed with people fleeing conflict

The discovery that life on Earth looks a lot like information propagating itself offers new clues, and new directions, to the hunt for life elsewhere

Satellite monitoring of air quality could help reduce premature death from smoke exposure

Formerly “adjacent” wetlands in more than half of all states may be dredged or filled now that their federal protections have been stripped

With AI threatening to overtake the world of work, at least one pretty good job will always be in demand

Men and women often disagree on how much support women receive from male colleagues. The differences hurt women’s well-being at work

In the guise of collecting scientific data, data brokers are running a massive privacy invasion. Researchers should stop helping them

How academic institutions can prevent sexual harassment and protect scientists