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A leading voice in the fight against sexual harassment in academia has been denied tenure at Vanderbilt University, and some see it as a cautionary tale…

Rural Americans now cite the opioid addiction epidemic on par with jobs and the economy as the most pressing problems facing their communities. That's…

Congress will have a lot more scientists in its ranks when it reconvenes. Several candidates with science background won their races this past week. The…

Each month, we check in with our colleagues at the journal Nature to review recent science headlines that they have been following. Nick Howe of the…

"There are some benefits to sounding like things we've heard before. At the same time, if something's exactly the same as what we've heard before, it's…

More than a thousand people have suffered vaping-related lung injury and reports of vaping-related lung illness are now rising by hundreds each week. As…

Author Bina Venkataraman understands very well the temptation to keep doing what we’ve always done, even if we’re pretty sure it’s not the best approach.…

Think climate change is too serious to joke about? Consider this.With each new scientific report, the situation seems more dire. But the social and…

Aquaculture is currently the third-most lucrative fishery in New England after lobster and scallops. Oysters and, increasingly, kelp, are two of the most…

You’ve heard the old Benjamin Franklin quote that nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.But there is actually quite a lot that’s…