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8mos ago

Too many parents are prosecuted due to junk science. New Jersey finally admitted it.

The New Jersey ruling underscores how thin empirical support is for much of the forensic evidence used in criminal cases. 

8mos ago

Trump skipping COP30 could help save the world

The second Trump administration hasn’t just been against fighting against climate change action at home. It wants the world to burn, too.

8mos ago

It’s not just Tylenol: JD Vance targets another common medication at MAHA event

Americans have a president who has launched a bizarre campaign against Tylenol and a vice president who has a problem with Advil’s active ingredient.

8mos ago

Why the conspiratorial right rallied around a flock of ostriches

The anti-vaccine, anti-government crusade to save “the miracle cure birds” is over — and the fringe activists lost.

8mos ago

There’s no question where Cheryl Hines stands on vaccines now

The actress finally steps out as first lady of the anti-vaccine movement.

9mos ago

Judge gives Trump admin a basic sex ed lesson while rebuking its planned funding cuts

The judge made clear that the administration’s push to block federal funding for sex ed grants over “radical gender ideology” is completely antiscientific.

9mos ago

A new era in abortion services may be over before it ever really began

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe, progressive states began passing shield laws to protect their residents from civil or criminal consequences under state bans. Now that’s under threat.

9mos ago

‘CDC is over’: RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.