U.S. Protesters Increasingly Reject Political Violence, ‘No Kings’ Survey Finds
Massive marches nationwide in the U.S. marked a turn against an increasing acceptance of political violence among protesters, report sociologists
CDC Cuts Threaten Public Health Nationwide, Fired Employees Say
A quarter of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff is gone after the Trump administration’s latest reductions in force and earlier layoffs
The Strange Saga of the Great Texas Space Shuttle Heist
Texas lawmakers want to move the Smithsonian’s retired space shuttle to Houston. It’s “a vanity project that is apt to destroy a near-priceless American treasure,” one historian says
The Hand-Wringing Over Antidepressants During Pregnancy Is Harming Women
By casting doubt on antidepressants and other well-studied drugs, our government health agencies are choosing minimal risk to a fetus over the major risk to the person carrying it
Supreme Court Weighs Ban on Scientifically Discredited ‘Conversion Therapy’
The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, an ineffective and often harmful practice targeting LGBTQ+ youth, violates a therapist’s right to free speech
Former CDC Director Susan Monarez Reflects on Firing and Feuds
“I would never do that, as a scientist,” Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations without knowing the details
This U.S. Government Shutdown Is Different—Especially for Science
President Trump’s budget office lays out guidelines for mass federal lay-offs as the U.S. government grinds to a halt
The U.S. Military Is Picking Up mRNA Vaccine Research That RFK, Jr., Defunded
The Department of Defense funds biomedical research to ensure military and pandemic preparedness. This includes mRNA vaccine projects that RFK, Jr., recently defunded
NASA’s First-Ever Alien-Hunting Space Telescope Could Enlighten Our New Dark Age
The Habitable Worlds Observatory is poised to tell us whether Earth-like planets are common—if it can get off the ground
Good Conversations Don’t Require Everybody to Agree, Neuroscience Shows
Brain imaging is illuminating the patterns linked to productive, positive dialogue, and those insights could help people connect with others
What State-by-State Rules Mean for Your COVID Shot
With federal vaccine guidance under fire, states are forging their own immunization paths
U.S. Vaccine Guidance Is in Chaos, Fired CDC Director Tells Senators
Former CDC chief Susan Monarez testified that Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., had demanded she rubber-stamp recommendations from his remade vaccine panel