Abortion and Reproductive Rights Face Starkly Different Futures under Trump and Harris
The presidential candidates have vastly divergent records on and plans for protecting access to reproductive health care, including abortion and IVF
Conservative Project 2025 Would Leave Hurricane Helene Survivors with Little Aid
The conservative Project 2025 playbook for a possible Trump presidency calls for cutting aid for disasters such as Hurricane Helene
NASA Needs a ‘Lunar Marathon’ to Match China on the Moon
We are in a new and different kind of moon race, one the U.S. is losing. To win, says a former NASA official, we need new strategies
Milgram’s Infamous Shock Studies Still Hold Lessons for Confronting Authoritarianism
Why ordinary people will follow orders to the point of hurting others remains a critical question for scientists—though some answers have emerged
Meet the New Autocrats Who Dismantle Democracies from Within
The new interconnected breed of autocrats gains and retains power by deception, globally undermining democracies through their own institutions
The Next President Should End the ‘Senate’ Launch System Rocket
Rather than building an obsolescent, obscenely-over-budget jumbo rocket, NASA should turn to building truly innovative space technologies and plan a realistic lunar landing program
Vote for Kamala Harris to Support Science, Health and the Environment
Kamala Harris has plans to improve health, boost the economy and mitigate climate change. Donald Trump has threats and a dangerous record
Presidential Debate Features Fracking while Climate Change Is Mostly Ignored
Donald Trump all but ignored climate change at Tuesday’s presidential debate while Kamala Harris voiced support of both fossil fuels and increased clean energy spending
Kamala Harris’s Ascent Shows How Political Hardball—And Smart Polling—Pays Off
So far, enthusiasm for the Harris campaign has vindicated Democratic Party elites’ decision to push Joe Biden out of the race. Was this just a lucky guess based on political vibes? Or were there actual data supporting the decision?
Cutbacks to U.S. Antarctic Science Risk Geopolitical Shifts at the South Pole
Reductions to American research at the South Pole could affect the politics of the southernmost continent
Buy Experiences instead of Possessions to Build Social Connection
Shared experiences, more than material things, bring people together
Wealthier Members of Congress Have Family Links to Slavery
U.S. Senators and Representatives whose family had a history of enslaving others have greater present-day wealth