The Large Hadron Collider Project Didn’t “Fail.” Science Is More Than Continuous Discovery.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein and Tim M.P. Tait

Jan 31, 2019 2:58 PM

No, Ovulating Doesn’t Tempt Women to Cheat. But It Does Make a Hormonal Difference.

Daniel Engber

Oct 24, 2018 10:00 AM

In 1714, a Huge Prize Led to a World-Changing Breakthrough. Can Prizes Still Spur Innovation Today?

Tom Standage and Seth Stevenson

Oct 17, 2018 12:02 PM

What’s It Like to Study the Effects of Marijuana in a State Where Cannabis is Legal?

Jordan Weissmann

Oct 07, 2018 2:00 PM

Critics of a Badly Designed Study on “Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria” Are Being Accused of Censorship. But Scrutiny Is Just Good Science.

Alex Barasch

Aug 30, 2018 3:03 PM

A New Study Ranking States’ Sexism Misunderstands Misogyny’s Insidious Nature

Sofie Werthan

Aug 23, 2018 1:59 PM

Patients With Rare Diseases Ought to Get Free Access to Taxpayer-Funded Medical Research, Critics Argue

Aaron Mak

Aug 21, 2018 5:35 PM

Researchers Develop Reprogrammable Braille in Hopes of Making Books More Accessible for Blind Readers

Sofie Werthan

Aug 20, 2018 11:42 AM

The Internet Isn’t Why Trump Won, Study Finds

Will Oremus

July 24, 2018 3:28 PM

Why the Main Study Supporting the Idea of Abortion-Pill “Reversal” Has Been Withdrawn, at Least for Now

Ruth Graham

July 19, 2018 1:31 PM

There Won’t Be a Single Moment When We “Discover” Alien Life

J.P. Nelson

July 05, 2018 5:45 AM

New Internal Memos Show White House Considered Ways to Downplay Climate Research

Molly Olmstead

May 23, 2018 5:47 PM

We May Not Know When Automation Will Take Over, but the Anxiety Is Already Here

Tonya Riley

April 30, 2018 9:00 AM

The New Spending Bill Could Finally Pave the Way for New Federal Research on Gun Violence

Alex Barasch

March 22, 2018 7:02 PM

How Interesting Does Science Have to Be for the Public to Fund It?

Neel V. Patel

Jan 04, 2018 5:07 PM

Herpes Vaccine Research Supported by Peter Thiel Could Put a University’s Funding at Risk

Aaron Mak

Nov 15, 2017 1:21 PM

To Understand “Gay Community,” Researchers Need to Add Nuance to the Numbers

Brian Salfas

Sept 15, 2017 3:46 PM

Science Is Not “Self-Correcting.” Science Is Broken.

Daniel Engber

Aug 21, 2017 6:00 AM

Police Data Suggests Black and Hispanic Drivers Are Searched More Often Than Whites

Sharad Goel and Cheryl Phillips

June 19, 2017 12:38 PM

Watch a Slow-Motion Explanation of Why Your Shoes Come Untied When You Run

Jon Kelvey

May 18, 2017 1:16 PM