Policy

One of the experts who grades U.S. utilities every four years explains what needs to be fixed

Securing basic voting rights should take priority over more elaborate reforms

Addressing health inequities in the U.S. requires social and historical context

There are three legal pathways to deregulating the drug under the Controlled Substances Act

Indigenous peoples have been conserving ecosystems for millennia. Now the developed world wants to evict them

Jargon is appropriate when you’re speaking with colleagues, but it’s a turnoff for the rest of us

Letters to the editor from the June 2021 issue of Scientific American

Reduction of food waste, infinite math and quantum physics experiments designed by AI in our October issue

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National Voter Registration Day reminds us of the urgent need to protect electoral integrity

In a bid to reduce waste, a proposed regulation would require phones and other small electronics to switch to USB-C