Policy
Science Has Made America Great
But the policies of the current administration could start to change that
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Public Health
Hospitals Find Asthma Hot Spots More Profitable to Neglect Than Fix
The medical system knows how to help, but there is no money in it
Climate Change
Where, Exactly, Does EPA Chief Pruitt Stand on Climate?
An attack on findings about how greenhouse gases affect human health may not arise
Policy
Sowing the Seeds of Diversity in Engineering
Only 14 percent of all engineers in the U.S. today are women, and the gender imbalance continues, or even worsens, when women enter the workforce
Policy
Without a Treaty to Share the Arctic, Greedy Countries Will Destroy It
We need a treaty to protect the warming Arctic from exploitation
Policy
The Art of Translating Science
When trying to explain complex ideas to non-experts, mere simplification may not be the most effective strategy
Policy
Pres. Trump's Slur against American Indians
Calling Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas” re-traumatizes a population that has had more than its share
Energy
Smarter Management Means More Inventions Get to Market
Rosemarie Truman, CEO of the Center for Advancing Innovation, says a better system of governance for federally funded inventions could lead to many more good ones becoming commercialized...
Policy
The Scientific American Guide to Cheating in the Olympics
It’s harder than ever to dope your way to glory—but some athletes will probably get away with it anyway
Conservation
Archaeologists Uneasy as Trump Shrinks Bears Ears Monument Lands
Thousands of ancient Native American sites could lose protections
Conservation
Conservative Hunters and Fishers May Help Determine the Fate of National Monuments
Sporting groups have entered the political fray in the monuments debate
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Policy
A Congressional Assault on Graduate Education
Science helped make America great; the Republican tax cut bill will move us in the opposite direction
Public Health
5 Ways the Tax Bills Affect Health Policy
Congress is not done with health care
Policy
Tech Honcho Wants Innovation for the Bottom Billion
At the World Conference of Science Journalists in October, Nathan Myhrvold, co-founder of Intellectual Ventures, charged innovation outfits with changing the lives of the world's most disadvantaged...
Unnecessary Tests and Treatment Explain Why Health Care Costs So Much
The practice is wasting billions of dollars a year, and patients and taxpayers are footing the bill
Climate Change
Trump Quietly Accepts an Obama-Era Climate Deal
Under the deal, the U.S. will work globally to limit a class of superpollutants called hydrofluorocarbons
Bosnian Croat General Dies After Drinking Poison in Courtroom
He consumed the substance seconds after his appeal against his war crime sentence was denied
Is the FDA Withholding Data about a Controversial Drug to Protect Its Manufacturer?
The Food and Drug Administration, Sarepta and the case of the missing drug data
What You Need to Know about Alex Azar, Trump's HHS Nominee
The former pharmaceutical executive faces Senate scrutiny this week
