Public Policy

Heat Illness

How Does Heat Exposure Affect the Body and Mind?

Environmental Health

As Temperatures Set Records, Heat Exposure Hits Some Neighborhoods Harder than Others

Cutting Carbon

How the US Can Cut Carbon Emissions in Half by 2030, with or without Congress

Mental Health

Majority of US Faculty Members Help Students Deal with Mental Health Issues—but Few Are Trained for It

Science Leadership

From the Broad Institute to the White House: Eric Lander Makes Science Exciting

Environmental Health

In the Northeast, Improved Walking and Bicycling Infrastructure Could Save Hundreds of Lives, Billions of Dollars

Mental Health

Depression, Anxiety, Loneliness Are Peaking in College Students

Environmental Policy

Three Key Takeaways from President Biden’s Rapid Movement on Climate Policy

Climate Change

The State’s Most Ambitious-Ever Climate Bill Is Still on the Table—Here’s What’s at Stake

COVID-19 Vaccine

While COVID Vaccine Supplies Are Limited, Should Anyone Be Getting a Second Dose?

Trump Banned

Banning Trump from Social Media Makes Sense. But Beware the Downside

Fracking

What Is Biden’s Stance on Fracking?

Wetlands

When Wildlife, Politics, and Morals Collide

Opinion

A Science Editor’s Love Letter to Hope

DEATH TOLL

Analysis Finds True US Pandemic Death Toll Is Much Higher Than 200,000

WeChat & TikTok Bans

If TikTok and WeChat Bans Go into Effect, Will It Be a Crime to Use the Apps in the United States?

Social Justice

Five New Studies to Probe Pandemic’s Impact on Vulnerable Urban Populations

Gun Culture

New Gun Subculture Is on the Rise in Liberal States with Stricter Gun Laws

Wage Gap

Salary History Bans Help Narrow Racial, Gender Wage Gaps

Climate Change and Health

Ticks and Mosquitoes, Infectious Disease Carriers, Are Expanding Their Range