Years ago, during a job interview, I asked the chairman of a global company how he would rate his organization across a range of measures.

Adjusting a conclusion in response to better evidence is not a failure of science. It is science working. The failure would be refusing to change.

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The next civil rights breakthrough should be judged by whether Americans can participate fully and fairly in the life of the country.

The next civil rights breakthrough should be judged by whether Americans can participate fully and fairly in the life of the country.

Measles has continued its historic resurgence in the United States this year, with a second record-breaking year in a row.

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Jessica Cantlon had a grant with the U.S. Navy to explore whether people could improve spatial problem-solving skills through training. Then the program was cut.

President Trump fired the remaining Democratic members of the independent Election Assistance Commission on Thursday, the White House confirmed to The Hill.  Trump fired the remaining Democrat…

The Constitution was crafted out of fear — fear of concentrated power, factional dominance, corruption, demagogues, unchecked executives, and the use of public office for personal gain.

Today is the anniversary of the Civil War’s opening shot. On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, beginning a…

David Clayton-Thomas, the lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears whose husky, high-strung tenor on “Spinning Wheel,” “And When I Die” and other hits helped make the so-called “brass rock” band among ...

Over the past couple of decades, we’ve experienced events that created a so-called “new normal”: 9/11, the Great Recession, and COVID-19…

In the US president's reality-challenged view, Israel is an ingrate and a warmonger, while Iran's mass-murdering leaders are 'very rational.' They are indeed all too rational, and he, clearly, is not

Every country makes mistakes. What’s harder to accept is when a country makes them on purpose — or at least knowingly. The United States is…

Shares of SpaceX soared 24% in their Wall Street debut, making the rocket maker’s founder and CEO Elon Musk the first-ever trillionaire.

The Constitution was crafted out of fear — fear of concentrated power, factional dominance, corruption, demagogues, unchecked executives, and the use of public office for personal gain.

On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act into law. The bill enabled the federal governm...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said Wednesday that research has shrunk by 10 percent in the year following cuts by the Trump administration. “Counting federal and nonfederal source…

On this day in 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously decided Brown v. Board of Education, declaring racial segregation in public schools…

There have been many inflection points in US history — events that significantly changed our future and behaviors — in the last hundred…

Washington defined the presidency not by what it could do, but by what it must refuse to become.

Washington defined the presidency not by what it could do, but by what it must refuse to become.

The Trump administration on Friday told several scientists on the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) board that they were terminated from their roles, The Washington Post reported. The White…

Oh boy, was I wrong. “Who needs these humanities requirements?” I asked as a college student. I was going to be a scientist and wanted to…

X recently suspended my account for “violating our rules against inauthentic behaviors.” That was the entirety of the explanation. X cited…

Today is the anniversary of the Civil War’s opening shot. On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, beginning a…

Climate scientist Kate Marvel talked to Scientific American about her decision to leave NASA amid federal government turmoil and funding challenges

Bessent repeatedly delivered a baffling, canned defense of President Trump celebrating the death of Robert Mueller in a wild moment on NBC's Meet the Press.

“We cannot let alarm fatigue silence the response to Kennedy’s and Trump’s destruction,” writes Robert Shpiner.