Opinion

A Trump administration plan would end the independence of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, where similar oversight muzzling has led to nuclear disasters overseas

Schrödinger’s cat is scratching its head over the “topological” qubit that is causing a buzz in quantum computing. We should be, too

Neuroscience research claiming to question the existence of free will may have been misinterpreted

Opting against vaccines may uphold ideas of personal freedom, but it has doomed the county at the center of the Texas measles outbreak

Memes about repeated evolution of crabs have been co-opted to joke about technology and “ultimate forms.” They’re hilarious, but they oversimplify natural variation, giving bad arguments a scientific veneer

The U.S. Department of Defense suddenly pretending that climate change isn’t real is penny-wise and pound-foolish

Sex is not one single, simple, uniform biological reality, so biology cannot be invoked as a basis for “immutable” legal classifications

A federal commission to examine U.S. chronic disease could undercut real treatment for kids with depression, ADHD and other mental health challenges

Proposed U.S. space defenses against hypersonic nuclear missiles are unnecessary, impractical and would trigger a dangerous new arms race

The U.S. will need more than one million STEM workers in the next 10 years to stay competitive. Immigrants are critical to that future

New research on microplastics in brains reminds us that while scientists compile safety data, our leaders should still act

Donald Trump has joined big firms in demanding workers end remote work. But the evidence suggests that hurts both workers and the work