Six Studies That Refute the NFL Commissioner’s Claim That Pot Has No Health Benefits
Research has documented a wide range of positive effects from marijuana use.
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Is Your City Ready for Global Warming’s Coming Heat Waves?
Cities will bear the brunt of future heat waves, but good urban planning—and ancient Japanese cooling techniques—could help reduce the threat.
Will the Big Turnout for the Science March Help or Hurt Its Cause?
While the public is polarized on many scientific issues, it holds scientists and science in relatively high esteem—at…
What’s Motivating People to March for Science?
A survey finds one big reason is to express opposition to political attacks. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Saul…
Earth Is Not Vengeful—It’s Just Indifferent
Massive ecological disasters are certain, but fall on uncertain time scales. How, if at all, do we prepare?
This Is How Trump’s Budget Cut Would Harm Medical Research
Among the many potential casualties of the Trump administration’s proposed budget is medical research. President Donald Trump’s recent…
Why Scientific Transparency Is So Tricky
People love transparency in science, until they don’t. By Paul D. Thacker The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s logo…
The Art and Science of White Noise
White noise, touted as the key to productivity, calm, and sleep, is widely misunderstood. By Kelsey McKinney (Photo:…
We Can’t Detect Alien Life Just Yet
We’ve discovered nearby habitable planets, but we lack the science to say whether they’re inhabited. By Michael White…
How Science Can Combat the Alt-Right
The alt-right has been attempting to support white supremacist ideologies through bogus scientific data. That makes independent research…