In a new letter, Noubar Afeyan, Ph.D., co-founder of Moderna and CEO of Flagship Pioneering, warns that these actions risk undermining the foundations of science itself to the ultimate detriment of ...

As popular mistrust of expert opinion grows, we increasingly encounter the following skeptical argument about science: ...

As popular mistrust of expert opinion grows, we increasingly encounter the following skeptical argument about science: ...

In it, there are 40 concepts about human behavior and the world we live in. Scientists often spend years studying, ...

AI supercharges discovery; Nye and Afeyan warn U.S. anti-science cuts threaten health, competitiveness, future today.

Much has been written advising laypeople to navigate conflicting medical opinions and identify the golden truth amid the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Jan. 13 on whether to uphold state laws banning transgender athletes from competing on ...

"Indeed, people's political beliefs influence how they look for information (often without them realizing it)." ...

Florida and Utah have banned fluoridation, with multiple other states looking to do the same. Critics of fluoride in drinking ...

A major new review has put hundreds of alternative autism treatments under the microscope—and most didn’t hold up. Scientists analyzed decades of research and found little reliable evidence that ...