Society & Policy

A new United Nations expert study of the effects of nuclear war would spur informed and inclusive global debate on what nuclear war means for people and the planet today

People recovering from substance use disorders need homes, jobs and medication-centered, quality health care, not just a bed in a residential treatment center

Anti-immigrant rhetoric in the U.S. comes straight out of the playbook of eugenics, deeply dishonest scientism that falsely claims that criminality, poverty and a host of other ills are all genetically inherited

Human anatomy is delightfully varied, but female athletes are heavily criticized for not conforming to socially accepted bodily norms

We are in a new and different kind of moon race, one the U.S. is losing. To win, says a former NASA official, we need new strategies

“Fake news”-style misinformation is only a fraction of what deceives voters. Fighting misinformation will require holding political elites and mainstream media accountable

Joint Nobel laureates aren’t necessarily direct scientific collaborators, and the prize money isn’t always split evenly

The new interconnected breed of autocrats gains and retains power by deception, globally undermining democracies through their own institutions

Time lags between discoveries and awards show how the Nobel Prizes reward science

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, owes his superstar success to self-satisfied competitors who blew obvious opportunities

Reductions to American research at the South Pole could affect the politics of the southernmost continent

The U.S. sorely needs a coordinated national research strategy, says Marcia McNutt, president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences