Policy
The Right to Repair Should be Protected by Law
The U.S. Congress needs to uphold the freedom to repair electronic devices
Forum
Computing
Medical Algorithms Need Better Regulation
Many do not require FDA approval, and those that do often do not undergo clinical trials
Climate Change
So-Called Next-Generation Nuclear Power Plants Are Being Oversold
There’s little evidence that they’d be cheaper or safer than existing designs
Public Health
COVID Has Taught Us Lessons That Could End AIDS
We have good treatments, but we must give them beyond clinics, where people live and work
Policy
Abortion Rights Are at the Greatest Risk since Roe v. Wade Was Decided in 1972
The Supreme Court will hear a case in the upcoming term that could officially overturn that historic ruling
Conservation
Tragedy of the White Tiger
Most white tigers come from inbreeding, which harms the animals—but generates big profits for some owners
Agriculture
Pesticides Are Killing the Organisms That Keep Our Soils Healthy
They harm worms, beetles and thousands of other subterranean species that are vital to agriculture
Policy
Doctors, Talk to Your Patients about Guns
Firearm injuries and deaths are a public health crisis, no less than smoking, unhealthy eating and the use of addictive substances
Policy
It’s Wrong to Target Asian-American Scientists for Espionage Prosecution
A reckless antispying campaign against China has caused enormous damage to U.S. citizens
Policy
The James Webb Space Telescope Needs to Be Renamed
The successor to the Hubble currently honors a man who acquiesced to homophobic government policies during the 1950s and 1960s
