Opinion

The U.S. leads the world in fusion energy research. It can’t squander that lead like it did with microchips

The Trump administration sees an AI-driven federal workforce as more efficient. Instead, with chatbots unable to carry out critical tasks, it would be a diabolical mess

The billionaires behind Facebook and Google can do more than hand out glitzy awards for science. They should fund the research the Trump administration has canned

If the Trump administration successfully shutters FEMA, it will bankrupt small towns and force people to move

The settlements that have come out of opioid lawsuits should be going to communities affected most. This isn’t what’s happening for Black communities

Science cannot operate like a black box and expect the trust of the public

The Trump administration’s mass federal firings include the scientific investigators who make dangerous workplaces safe for millions of people

Becoming the first state to ban fluoride is going to cost Utah, both financially and dentally

Just as tobacco companies knew they were poisoning people, today’s social media titans knowingly poison our politics, peddling lies and stoking angry divides for profit

To protect democracy and counteract the allure of authoritarianism, reduce people's sense of fear and insecurity, psychology research says

At the heart of the Trump administration’s Signal scandal lies the familiar psychological pitfall of groupthink

Trump administration plans to destroy EPA science will leave the air we breathe and the water we drink more polluted