Predatory journals and political interference threaten scientific independence, undermining research integrity and public trust. Industries, notably tobacco, manipulate science through misinformation ...

Organoids are bits of neural tissue that model human brain development. Their use in science makes some uneasy, in part because the brain is so closely tied to our sense of self.

A growing number of medical experts and law enforcement officials are reversing testimony that put parents behind bars. But ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Isabella Cueto covers the leading causes of ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic who spreads medical disinformation and conspiracy theories, to head the Department of Health and Human Services ...

CLIMATE SCIENTISTS IN NEW ENGLAND WHO TRACKED GLOBAL TEMPERATURES SAY THE EARTH HAS BEEN HOTTER THESE PAST THREE DAYS THAN IT’S EVER BEEN SINCE RECORDKEEPING STARTED DECADES AGO. THE UNIVERSITY OF ...

Against a backdrop of plummeting test scores and grim pandemic learning loss, the science of reading has been gaining traction, but literacy experts warn there are myriad challenges ahead. Solving the ...

According to the 213 computer science professors surveyed, AI might not be as big of a displacer as the C-suite claims. A plurality of experts believe the United States should create a new federal ...

Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence. Experts see President Trump as borrowing some of their tactics. Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed ...

Summer may be winding down, but we’re not quite ready to let go of beach days, backyard cookouts, or ice cream cones. We love ice cream here at SciFri, so we’re pulling a few of our favorite ice cream ...

Coffee is more than a morning pick-me-up. It’s a global industry that shapes economies and everyday culture. At the Center for Coffee Research and Education, scientists study every stage of coffee — ...