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Pharmaceutical companies and drug dealers have been part of the problem—but so have policy makers

Chile is leading the way with a bill that offers protections against abuses and inequities that could arise from technologies that augment human capacities

The International Society for Stem Cell Research relaxed the famous 14-day rule on culturing human embryos in its latest research guidelines

Allegations that COVID escaped from a Chinese lab make it harder for nations to collaborate on ending the pandemic—and fuel online bullying—some scientists say

What is unprecedented is not just the speed and focus with which the community responded to the pandemic but also the singular willingness of scientists all over the world to share new ideas and data immediately and transparently

An authoritarian apparatus is being turned on wider society with lethal consequences

A recent decision that makes it easier to sentence children to life without parole ignores what we know about the prefrontal cortex

The directive charges federal agencies with assessing the potential economic toll of warming and urging regulators to address it

Those who refuse to consider an unconventional idea in science are disturbingly similar to those who refused to look through Galileo’s telescope 

Climate has emerged as a key sticking point in talks between President Biden and Republican leaders