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So-Called Next-Generation Nuclear Power Plants Are Being Oversold

There’s little evidence that they’d be cheaper or safer than existing designs

The Supreme Court will hear a case in the upcoming term that could officially overturn that historic ruling

Most white tigers come from inbreeding, which harms the animals—but generates big profits for some owners

They harm worms, beetles and thousands of other subterranean species that are vital to agriculture

Firearm injuries and deaths are a public health crisis, no less than smoking, unhealthy eating and the use of addictive substances

A reckless antispying campaign against China has caused enormous damage to U.S. citizens

The successor to the Hubble currently honors a man who acquiesced to homophobic government policies during the 1950s and 1960s

Our planet is burning, both literally and figuratively, because of climate change—and COVID is no excuse to ignore it

The NIH has a budget of more than $40 billion—but spends a measly $9 million on this looming public health emergency

The foreign service could use people with the problem-solving skills typical of STEM Ph.D.s