Policy

Seven races help illustrate how the landscape for climate action may change in Congress and in several states

Under Elon Musk’s leadership, extremists could flock back to Twitter under the guise of “free speech,” and researchers are gearing up to study their impact

Hospitals and health care workers are making voter engagement a part of whole-person health care

Pundits are weaponizing disgust to fuel violence, and it’s affecting our humanity

The Thwaites Ice Shelf is cracking up, humans learned to walk many times, and covert consciousness can be detected in unresponsive patients

Letters to the editor for the July 2022 issue of Scientific American

The beginnings of agriculture in Turkey, the bitter origins of watermelon, a giant deep-sea isopod found in Mexico and more in this month’s Quick Hits

The midterm elections have high stakes for issues such as abortion rights, pandemic funding, climate change and other fundamental policies

STEM professionals must stand against the white supremacy and scientific racism that fuels arguments against affirmative action

Our leaders ignored the lessons learned from Hurricane Maria, and Fiona caused more destruction than it should have

American federalism has destabilized the balance between states’ and federal rights, thwarting effective response to the nation’s health threats

The Iranian government is taking advantage of Internet shutdowns to push citizens onto a local intranet that is vulnerable to surveillance and censorship