Critical minerals are in demand around the world for military, technology and other uses. A geoscientist shares what’s…
An unplanned experiment takes scientists closer to solving a long-standing mystery: To what extent, if any, have human-created…
More than a century ago, the US learned what happens when there is no national response to a major health crisis.
COVID-19 highlighted the need to plan for medical emergencies, but most people still avoid the issue.
Without public health surveillance, officials trying to tackle outbreaks, identify threats and evaluate treatments are working…
Figuring out how to make spacecraft more accessible to astronauts with physical disabilities can also make them safer for…
Soft power is a foreign-policy tool to get what a country wants without using force.
Legal experts see a current lawsuit against the environmental group Greenpeace as a classic example of using litigation…
The holiday used to be a solemn feast day when you’d be far more likely to see the color blue.
The Sunshine State was once a model for transparent government. Times have changed.
Donald Trump’s moves to install loyalists in US security agencies and the military echo the actions of strongmen worldwide…
The president’s executive orders are part of a decades-long trend of shrinking government’s role while expanding private…
The first president realized that working with Congress – not alone or against it – was the best way to actually create…
The early 1920s in the US offers historical lessons on how current pessimism about the state of the country can manifest…
Trump’s DEI-related executive orders may affect early career scientists and researchers who study representation in science,…