Opinion

A state court ruling that embryos from in vitro fertilization are unborn children harms access to care for fertility patients, as well as medical innovations

The profit-led business models of big tech are harming democracy. We should look to the tradition of public media to help us find alternatives

An infant’s aha! moment may hold secrets to the origins of agency

Scientific research needs to slow down, not speed up, to produce trustworthy results

Capital punishment must come to an end. It does not deter crime, is not humane and has no moral or medical basis

Weight training turns out to be as important as aerobic activity for warding off disease

Florida state surgeon general Joseph Ladapo’s rejection of evidence-based policy stems from political rather than scientific motivations and puts innocent people at risk

Children need patient adults and lots of practice to understand fairness, justice and equality

Lawmakers should look in the mirror if they want answers to who hyped dubious reports of Havana syndrome. Instead they are investigating the spy agencies telling them the truth about the mystery

Researchers use powerful geometrical methods to try fixing unfair districts. That alone isn’t enough; we need to fight the values behind gerrymandering

If pi is a “normal” number, the constant would contain much more than Shakespeare, resolving why such a random-looking number lives at the heart of simple circles

Expanding the state and federal insurance program helps prevent overdoses. But that only happens with enough treatment, and legal reform, to make it work