Texas public health infrastructure has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the state less able to respond to future health crises.

German anesthesiologist Joachim Boldt has an unfortunate claim to fame. According to Retraction Watch, a public database of research retractions, he is the most retracted scientist of all time. To ...

Conservatives have been trying to reshape the American university since the federal government began funding it in earnest in the mid-20th century. But now the Trump administration appears prepared to ...

Mask wearing became the symbol of New Yorkers’ collective push to “flatten the curve” of COVID infection in 2020. Today, few ...

By Steve Gibb Frustrated by liars? Tired of how much misinformation spreads from podcaster bros, influencers and dubious sources? Wondering ...

National agencies too often use spurious reasons to deny researchers unfettered access to resources that are key to understanding past and future climate change.

The Trump administration’s attacks on universities will lead to the permanent diminishment of vital American institutions.

Five years after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, there has been progress — and backsliding in the ...

Use of so-called alternative medicines (SCAM) is, as we have frequently discussed on this blog, associated with an anti-vax attitude or vaccine hesitancy. However, the nature of—and reasons for—this ...

Humor is something comedians and politicians alike have been using to connect with and captivate their audiences. However, ...

"Our findings challenge traditional concerns that AI-driven management fosters distrust and demonstrate a path by which ... The study was funded by the AI-CARING Project of the U.S. National Science ...

Science skepticism is rising. Learn why people distrust science—and how to think critically in a world full of misinformation ...