Scientists worry the abrupt drop in official numbers suggests a troubling trend: the politicization of vital statistics.

Confidence in scientific institutions mostly survived the first Trump administration. What will happen to it now?

The billionaire's new job raises tricky First Amendment questions, with implications for public health, says Ari Cohn.

Fusion technology is a long way from powering a grid — if it ever will. Dozens of fusion startups have launched anyway.

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Researchers and scientists are increasingly worried about the fate of federal government health data after the Trump administration took databases and surveys offline in late January, and they fear ...

In “Seven Deadly Sins,” neurologist Guy Leschziner explores the science behind Dante’s greatest transgressions.

President Donald Trump ratcheted up his administration’s reversal of transgender rights last week Tuesday with an executive order that seeks to intervene in parents’ medical decisions by prohibiting ...