In 2019, Kennedy went to Samoa and claimed, falsely, that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine had contributed to the deaths of two Samoan infants. That helped spark a measles outbreak that killed ...

Amid upheaval at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including the firing of the agency’s director, Health and ...

Some researchers say that US-agency policies provide opportunities for political interference.

Telling people exactly how voting security works helps defeat election misinformation, experiments suggest. But outside experts question how well that works in the real world ...

It makes sense when you think about it, but that's why this study is so fascinating. The research proved that thumb length was tied to the neocortex, which is the part of the brain tied to thinking, ...

When Lysenkoism threatened the US, some of us tried to stop it. Other doctors saw an opportunity to attract paid subscribers.

Climate change is affecting many industries and students need a basic understanding of the concept to succeed in those fields, experts say.

Dr. Susan Monarez, who was sworn in as director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on July 31, has been ...

Geography as a school subject is under pressure. There aren't enough qualified teachers and it loses out to other subjects in school. In many countries, important aspects are left out of the geography ...

One of the fun facts about animals that look innocent, like the platypus, is their strange defense mechanisms. The heels of ...

From sea ice mix-ups to wildfire distortions, scientists say the reports misled on climate dangers. View on euronews ...

Those on the “not a crisis” side (which included Jurassic Park author and nonscientist Michael Crichton) argued that much of ...