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Florida’s Attacks on Education Threaten Science
Laws that gut science classes of social context and inclusive design jeopardize progress towards equitable science
Laws that gut science classes of social context and inclusive design jeopardize progress towards equitable science
Controversial policy proposals such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) are making headway across the country, but there are other ways to help protect young people in the digital world...
In the five decades between 1970 and 2021, extreme climate events caused more than two million deaths and led to economic losses of $4.3 trillion, 60 percent of which occurred in developing countries, a U.N...
A trio of scientists who developed the combination drug Trikafta are among the winners of five major awards in life sciences, physics and mathematics
Here’s why disasters like Libya’s dam collapses happen and how to prevent them
The new social media trend “budget Ozempic” promotes laxatives and stool softeners for weight loss, but these drugs are dangerous if misused
Some Japanese researchers feel that AI systems trained on foreign languages cannot grasp the intricacies of Japanese language and culture
Everyday lapses in memory can be a part of learning
Caterpillars can’t regulate their body temperatures, so they have to come up with a totally different strategy to make it through the coldest months of the year.
Partisan desires to see opponents harmed has created a vibrant demand for promises of candidate cruelty in the U.S.
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