Both scientists and journalists sometimes have the uncomfortable experience of seeing their research and conclusions challenged by startling new information. If you are a true scientist or journalist, ...

Science is supposed to make the world feel more understandable, but sometimes it does the opposite. Ancient viruses frozen in ...

Bennett heard stories from EPA employees across the country during Trump’s first term, detailing how their contributions to scientific knowledge were politicized and ignored. She warned that “every ...

We’re often told to “follow the science” — a comforting phrase that suggests clarity, objectivity, and consensus. But in today’s hyperpolarized world, even science itself has become a political ...

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Is social science research trustworthy? The economist Noah Smith raises this question in a recent piece entitled “How many of our ‘facts’ about society health, and the economy are fake?” As he points ...

Science is supposed to help us make sense of things. At least, the more basic fields are. Those nerds in lab coats figure out what makes thunder happen so everyone doesn’t think that Ragnarok is nigh ...