Opinion

A politicized review into transgender medicine in the National Health Service has upended lives in the U.K.—and threatens to spread harm across the globe

By canceling congestion pricing for drivers in New York City, the governor of New York State will hurt many retirees, who need the mass transport investments the move promised

Despite conflicting advice, letting your baby “cry it out” can help parents and babies alike

A play celebrates the agreement that opened nations worldwide to accepting the science of climate change

A former space agency official argues that cutting a robotic explorer pulls the scientific teeth from the Artemis program

The nerd culture powerhouse is rebranding its elves, dwarfs and orcs, previously referred to as races, and moving towards use of the term species

The high court treating the children of a highly educated slice of the U.S. as equivalent to people who descended from the history of enslavement and Jim Crow is a dishonest ruse

People can form surprisingly strong bonds with others—even when that tie is one-sided

Social media exploits our evolved need for information, feeding us fluff and outright misinformation. A new science of human collective behavior can help us retake control

Despite progress, the long shadow of racial violence continues to undermine economic opportunities for African Americans today

The Olympics are a sustainability nightmare, and Paris, despite its efforts, is no exception

The current presidential race has ensured that age will be a key and likely fraught consideration in future elections. Can science help determine how old is too old for a candidate before politics does?