Antiabortion Heartbeat Bills Cause Immense Suffering
The rise in infant mortality in Texas shows that in states with strict abortion bans, forcing people to carry nonviable pregnancies to term codifies cruelty and unnecessary pain
Heat Waves Need FEMA’s Help
Heat waves are costly and kill more people each year than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods combined, but because FEMA doesn’t count them as disasters, communities miss out on important resources
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Republicans Are Downplaying Abortion, but It Keeps Coming Up
Following the fall of Roe v. Wade, abortion remains a top issue for many voters
Presidential Debate Contrasts Biden’s Energy Policy with Trump’s Climate Falsehoods
During the first presidential debate, Biden alluded to the Inflation Reduction Act while Trump went on an incoherent rant about “H2O”
Experts Fighting Online Misinformation ‘Vindicated’ by Supreme Court Ruling
A recent Supreme Court decision rules that the U.S. government can talk to scientists and social media companies to curb online falsehoods
The Supreme Court’s Idaho Decision Lets Me Keep Saving Lives
In its decision in Idaho v. U.S., the Supreme Court has decided to uphold the ability of emergency medicine providers like me to use abortion to stabilize or save a life
Mars Rocks Will Change How We See Life on Earth
Despite an eye-watering price tag, bringing pieces of Mars back to Earth promises to revolutionize our understanding of life’s place in the early solar system
The Science Is Clear: Offshore Wind Isn’t What’s Killing Whales
Politicians and nonprofit groups have blamed offshore wind turbines for whale deaths, but the science doesn’t support those claims—at all
China Makes History with First-Ever Samples from the Moon’s Far Side
China’s Chang’e 6 mission has successfully returned samples from the moon’s far side, opening a new phase of the nation’s lunar space race with the U.S.
Climate Action Is a Labor Issue for This Teachers Union’s Leaders
The president of the Chicago Teachers Union explains how climate change became a pillar of the union’s contract demands
Do Scientists Make Good Presidents?
Following Mexico’s election of a woman with a scientific pedigree, Nature reviewed the legacy of well-known politicians with backgrounds in science and engineering.
Congestion Pricing Plans in Other U.S. Cities Threatened by New York’s Eleventh-Hour Pause
Portland, Ore., Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles have all explored charging car commuters to fund public transportation and reduce traffic