Policy

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

Jupiter Pioneers get ready; wireless moths

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

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

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

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

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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

The answer is not as simple as replacing each nine-digit number with a longer one

The plan includes vaccine mandates for federal workers and those at companies with 100 or more employees, but some experts say it doesn’t go far enough