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What Researchers Know about Gun Policies’ Effectiveness
Studies are ‘decades behind,’ owing to a lack of funding, but research is picking up
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Supreme Court Decision Hinders EPA but Leaves Avenues Open for Climate Regulation
The agency can still impose stronger limits on other air pollutants that coal plants produce, which could also reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Public Health
Regulating Power Plants Is a Health Issue
Doctors must get more involved in the public health crises that climate change will bring
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Columbine Should Have Been an Isolated Event: It Was Just a Beginning
An emergency medicine physician remembers witnessing the carnage of more than one mass shooting
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Sending Health Care Workers instead of Cops Can Reduce Crime
A study shows that first responders who are not police can be more effective for low-level incidents
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It’s Time for Science to Take Down Bullies in Its Own Ranks
Academics too often use intellectual attainment to excuse abusive behavior. That needs to stop
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Keeping a Business Safe without a Mask Mandate Requires a Nuanced Approach
Government or company-wide mandates give businesses cover for policies perceived as political
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Where Gun Stores Open, Gun Homicides Increase
More oversight of dealers and investment in impoverished communities are key to reducing violence, experts say
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Four Laws That Could Stem the Rising Threat of Mass Shootings
Pro-gun advocates claim new laws will not make us safer. But here is evidence the right laws will do exactly that
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The Antiscience Supreme Court Is Hurting the Health of Americans
Justice Alito’s leaked opinion signaling an end to Roe v. Wade is the latest in a broad trend of rejecting science and expertise
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Space Won’t Be Safe until the U.S. and China Can Cooperate
The two countries must put aside their mistrust in order to establish rules for the peaceful use of outer space
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Science News Briefs from around the World: May 2022
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Readers Respond to the January 2022 Issue
Letters to the editor from the January 2022 issue of Scientific American
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Cryptocurrencies and NFTs Are a Buyer Beware Market
Scams and volatility plague this market, and the Biden administration is still trying to decide where the federal government fits in
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Readers Respond to the December 2021 Issue
Letters to the editor from the December 2021 issue of Scientific American
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Birdsong, Quantum Computing, Omicron’s Mutations, and More
How science helps us see, hear and fix things we can’t easily perceive
Climate Change
Climate Litigation Boosted by IPCC Report
The report says lawsuits filed against governments and fossil fuel companies have the potential to influence climate policy
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How Junk Science Is Being Used against Trans Kids
This researcher has been studying the history of transgender kids for years. Here’s what you need to know.
Natural Disasters
Most States Are Failing on Building Codes, FEMA Says
Thirty-nine states received the agency’s lowest score, including many of the most disaster-prone
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Science News Briefs from around the World: April 2022
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