Has evolution changed? Asking experts how Darwin's theories hold up in modern science

"Reading Darwin even today, one is struck by how effortlessly he 'filled the blanks'"

Rita Ponce, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal

June 27, 2021

Astronomers want the Thirty Meter Telescope on a sacred Hawaiian summit. But who is it for?

Kailee Yoshimura

June 20, 2021

Can the criminal justice system's artificial intelligence ever be truly fair?

Natalia Mesa, University of Washington

3 peer comments

May 13, 2021

Neandertals don't deserve their bad, dim-witted reputation

Brittany Kenyon-Flatt, North Carolina State University

4 peer comments

April 27, 2021

Evolution doesn't work the way you think it does

Allison Fritts-Penniman, Ecology

November 22, 2020

A slime mold changes its mind: an interview with slime mold scientist Audrey Dussutour

Max G. Levy, Science and Health Journalism

October 24, 2020

The protein Klotho could extend the life of the brain. Is that a good thing?

Dan Samorodnitsky, Senior Editor

October 18, 2020

Neuroscientist seeks love molecule: a conversation with Bianca Jones Marlin

Claudia López Lloreda, University of Pennsylvania

October 17, 2020

How to become a galaxy hunter: an interview with Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil

Brittney G. Borowiec, Wilfrid Laurier University

October 10, 2020

Volcano diplomacy and the future of eruption predictions: the life of a volcanologist

NASA petrologist Kayla Iacovino on her life studying volcanoes and being a Star Trek fanatic

Gabriela Serrato Marks, Massive Science

September 19, 2020

Why biological studies on queer people do more harm than good

Dori Grijseels, University of Sussex

September 13, 2020

Racial injustice causes Black Americans to age faster than whites

Nicole Van Groningen, Cedars-Sinai Hospital

2 peer comments

August 6, 2020

Science thinks it's unbiased. Queer scientists know that's not true

Liza Brusman, University of Colorado, Boulder

June 18, 2020

It's lonely being a Black scientist

June 11, 2020

It's not too late to change America's coronavirus future

Sara May Bergstresser , Columbia University

April 1, 2020

Here's why border control will not stop coronavirus

Haley Feazel-Orr, Epidemiology

March 11, 2020

How does one Seattle coronavirus patient turn into two six weeks later?

Supriya Kumar, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

March 10, 2020

Why a coronavirus quarantine in the US is a bad idea

Sara May Bergstresser , Columbia University

March 8, 2020

The 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak is serious, but we are getting the response to it right

In 2002, the SARS outbreak surprised the world. The global response to 2019-nCoV has taken that lesson to heart

Mackenzie Thornbury, University of Montreal

4 peer comments

January 23, 2020

How much does genetics affect political beliefs? Does it even matter?

Prabarna Ganguly, National Human Genome Research Institute

January 1, 2020

Irresponsible scientific research and media portrayals are hurting trans people. Do better

Elysa Carr, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

December 8, 2019

Can AI help diagnose depression? It's a long shot

Alejandra Canales, University of Wisconsin - Madison

5 peer comments

November 19, 2019

Graduate student working conditions are worsening. To fight back, they're unionizing

Kristifor Sunderic, BMCC CUNY

October 27, 2019

Scientists have shown the perfect way to make pancakes, and that has huge implications

Molly Sargen, Harvard University

2 peer comments

September 30, 2019

We can use genes to find serial killers, but how much more can they really tell us?

Yewande Pearse, LA Biomed

September 25, 2019