COVID Broke the Rules of Virus Evolution
Why did this coronavirus change faster than scientists expected?
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Spared by DOGE—For Now
America’s first line of defense against public-health threats is hanging in the balance.
The NIH Memo That Undercut Universities Came Directly From Trump Officials
NIH officials said they were given no advance warning and less than an hour to post the memo publicly.
The Coming Democratic Baby Bust
Birth rates on the left fell in the last Trump presidency. That seems likely to happen again.
The Erasing of American Science
How far can the Trump administration bend U.S. research before it breaks?
The House Where 28,000 Records Burned
Charlie Springer spent a lifetime building his music collection. The Los Angeles fires incinerated it.
The Scientific Literature Can’t Save You Now
You can cite peer-reviewed research in support of almost any claim, no matter how absurd.
RFK Jr. Won. Now What?
America’s health is in the hands of an anti-vaccine conspiracist.
Why the COVID Deniers Won
Lessons from the pandemic and its aftermath
What Happens When Bird Flu Gets Worse?
Most of Trump’s health picks are uninterested in using most of the tools that can limit the spread of infectious disease.