Society & Policy

Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site turned company town in South Texas, faces local opposition from residents outside the city limits

The White House’s $175-billion plan to protect the U.S. from nuclear annihilation will probably cost much more—and deliver far less—than has been claimed, says nuclear arms expert Jeffrey Lewis

Extreme heat is becoming more prevalent. We need to protect people who work and play outside

Medical research shows that social isolation is a serious chronic stressor. You can say something similar about its impact on our political system

NASA’s astrobiology ambitions are at risk of collapsing under the White House’s proposed budget. But your voice can make a difference

The red flags abound—political research tells us the U.S. is becoming an autocracy

The U.S. needs to set an example for the rest of the world by taking our nuclear missiles off hair-trigger alert and negotiating a reduction of our arsenal

Defending our public libraries is part of a larger struggle for the integrity of institutions essential to democracy, writes one rural sociologist

Einstein offers a lesson for scientists who are protesting an out-of-control nationalist administration attacking U.S. science today

A Trump-aligned prosecutor’s attack on medical journals is a threat to your health care—and the medical establishment should not comply

A shameful mass propaganda campaign is unfolding in the U.S., one that will make millions of kids needlessly sick with measles

The Trump administration’s plans to cut NASA’s science missions will destroy the U.S. space legacy