The problem with Trump promoting “gold standard science”
The bust portion of a gilded 15-foot statue of President Donald Trump commissioned by cryptocurrency investors to curry his favor.Eli ...
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A clarinetist, a high school student, and some climate deniers write a science paper
The Argo program—a fleet of nearly 4,000 robotic ocean floats—has enabled scientists to measure and track long-term ocean warming.Olivier Dugornay/Institut ...
What would you do alone in a cage with nothing but cocaine?
Imagine you’re alone in a room. No phone. No windows. No way out.There’s only one thing in there with you: ...
The US slashed research for cancer, Alzheimer’s, mental health — and nearly everything else
Think about the disease that worries you most — the one that runs in your family. Or maybe someone you ...
The logic of anxiety
Anxiety is one of those words that means a hundred different things depending on who’s using it. A clinical disorder. ...
More young women are dying from heart disease — and people are missing these warning signs
You know what a pink ribbon signifies. Breast cancer, right? Now what about a red dress?Did you come up with ...
The false promise of a “no sugar” diet
When I picked up my kids’ birthday cake this week, I felt a tinge of guilt that I’m sure many ...
Scientists have found another alarming pattern in wildfires
The extreme heat, high winds, and severe dry conditions that produce towering, fast-moving flames that advance by the acre are ...
“The real agenda is rejecting science”: FDA unexpectedly nixes new Moderna flu vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cancelling development of a new flu vaccine from biotech giant Moderna, with one ...
One good thing the Trump administration might actually do for science
The Trump administration’s scientific agenda has been widely characterized — rightly so — as a war on scientific progress. But, ...
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