In “Doctored,” Charles Piller uncovers evidence that many important Alzheimer’s studies are based on faulty data.

According to the committee report, concepts related to race, gender, societal status, as well as social and environmental ...

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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.