Alexandra Elbakyan is a Kazakhstan-born, Russian-based computer programmer and scientific activist. A supporter of the open science...

Climate change deniers, flat-earthers, and anti-vaxxers sit around the same table when it comes to rejecting science in favor of...

Twenty-first-century populations have a lot more to worry about than previous generations. Big tech companies are exploiting our data....

The Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter are two attractions in Kentucky run by the Christian apologetics group Answers in Genesis. The...

Ever since Edward Jenner’s smallpox vaccine gained traction in the early 19th century, vaccination has formed the bedrock of public...

Since the Cold War, global health and science has been dominated by the United States. In 2017, it spent $10.4 billion on global health,...

There are certain scientific principles that we, as a society, take for granted: that an object in motion will stay in motion; that atoms...

The 2016 Presidential debates were fraught with insults, drama, and disparaging comments. To the dismay of many, though, they were...

For a long time, weather control was merely the stuff of Greek myths, super powers, or science fiction novels. But experimentation with...

Zika has entered the American consciousness in much the same way Ebola did: with a melodramatic flourish and a twinge of impish paranoia....

In the 1990s, the tobacco industry faced prosecution under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) when it covered...

While the Cold War and the arms race that ensued positioned the US as the world’s premier superpower, the resources poured into the space...

“I’m not a scientist.” Such was the key 2014 Republican talking point on climate change for both potential candidates and GOP party...

By Adam Bouche Politicians have a difficult time grasping the scientific method. All too frequently, scientific knowledge and research is...

Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) has proposed draft legislation that would require every grant handed out by the National Science Foundation...

In 100 years, will Americans’ lives be job-centric? Will workweek hours be the same? Will we even have a “workweek”? Robots, things once...

A week ago, former surgeon general C. Everett Koop died at the age of 96. I most remember Dr. Koop as the spokesmen for Life Alert, maker...