Biden Must Take Immediate Action to Reduce the Risk of Nuclear War
The continuing proliferation of atomic weapons threatens the safety of billions
The continuing proliferation of atomic weapons threatens the safety of billions
The American Physical Society’s new criteria for conference venues seem to be unique among scientific societies
The Biden Administration raised the benchmark, and may do it again within a year
The successor to the Hubble honors a man who took part in the effort to purge LGBT people from the federal workforce
ICE detention centers have some of the worst outbreaks in the country, endangering immigrants, staff and local communities
The failure of the U.S. to respond appropriately to the pandemic could have been predicted if anyone had bothered to ask social scientists
In 1916 he strapped on his “safety hood” and dragged rescuers to safety, but racism prevented him from being hailed as a hero
Requirements that travelers be vaccinated must be implemented in a humanitarian way
Our national leaders must take on racist-driven violence in the U.S.
The tech giant’s ban on Australians searching for news on its platform suggests that equitable control of international reporting is very much a work in progress
The popular term “quantum supremacy,” which refers to quantum computers outperforming classical ones, is uncomfortably reminiscent of “white supremacy”
Currently, STEM-related policy is administered by a bewildering array of entities, which dilutes its effectiveness
The Biden Administration aims to strengthen the country’s emissions reduction pledge under the pact by Earth Day
The president’s letter to his new science adviser emphasizes the crucial role science plays in our society—much as Roosevelt did in a similar missive in 1944
They have some advantages for people with disabilities—but plenty of problems as well
Let’s take advantage of this early stage of their development to avoid the mistakes of past technological upheavals
Its potential ability to “fix” people at the genetic level is a threat to those who are judged by society to be biologically inferior
What we’re learning about how solar systems and civilizations developed
Letters to the editor from the October 2020 issue of Scientific American
It will require the federal government to use a scientific, data-driven system for identifying those most in need
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