We Must Mobilize to Avert a Lonely Earth
The United States needs to repair the environmental damage that the Trump administration has wrought, both within the U.S. and across the world
Opinion
Searching for the Atoms of Life
Any extraterrestrial organisms we find will be made of the same atoms we are—yet their existence will be profoundly important to us nonetheless
America's Last Line of Defense for a Safe Vaccine
The independent advisers to the CDC and FDA will not bend to politics
Helping Alzheimer’s Patients Bring Back Memories
Targeting recall processes could let people who are in the disease’s early stages access what they currently can’t remember
Neuroscience and Psychology Suggest No Surprise Victory for Trump This Time
His inflammatory appeals are less likely to activate the same decision-making circuits as in 2016
Has the Drug-Based Approach to Mental Illness Failed?
Journalist Robert Whitaker is more concerned than ever that psychiatric medications do more harm than good
Coronavirus News Roundup: October 10–October 16
Here are pandemic highlights for the week
When Scientists Become Political Dissenters
Three cases across the world highlight the dangers of challenging the status quo
Why Social Media Makes Us More Polarized and How to Fix It
Research shows it’s the influencers, not the networks themselves, that amplify differences between us
I Can’t Breathe: Asthma, Black Men and the Police
The common, chronic inflammation of the airways may help explain why deaths in custody are so high among African-Americans
