
The U.S. Needs Its Local Public Health Officials Back, Stat
COVID misinformation has led to many top scientists leaving their public positions, putting health policy in the hands of people with limited expertise
COVID misinformation has led to many top scientists leaving their public positions, putting health policy in the hands of people with limited expertise
Despite similar leadership at the start of the pandemic, Brazilians are more trusting of government and view vaccination as a necessity and a right
Eventually, the most ethical option might be to divert all resources toward building very happy machines
Justice Alito’s leaked opinion signaling an end to Roe v. Wade is the latest in a broad trend of rejecting science and expertise
A step-by-step look at how these drugs end pregnancy
Several recent studies point to a small, long-overlooked structure in the brain stem as a crucial gatekeeper for the body’s signals
Diseases such as endometriosis would have a cure if we could talk about them and study them without shame
Our minds tend to create new stuff by piling on to what’s already there, a practice that narrows our thinking
We need to protect vulnerable people from killer heat without destroying the environment
The two countries must put aside their mistrust in order to establish rules for the peaceful use of outer space
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