You’ve probably noticed lately that a lot of people are trying out alternatives to the big social media networks X, Instagram and Facebook. For example, after Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022 and started allowing far more disinformation[1] and hateful content[2] on the site, renamed X, advertisers and users started backing away[3]. More...
A vast number of chemicals[1] are registered for production and use around the world. But only a portion have been thoroughly evaluated for their toxicity due to time, cost, ethical concerns and regulatory limitations.
To safeguard public health, researchers at organizations such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency[2], U.S. Food and Drug...
Humans will likely set foot on the Moon again[1] in the coming decade. While many stories in this new chapter of lunar exploration will be reminiscent of the Apollo missions 50 years ago[2], others may look quite different.
For instance, the European Space Agency is currently working to make space travel more accessible[3] for people of a...
As soon as President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025, he signed an executive order titled “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing[1].” This order called for the termination of all diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility – DEIA – mandates, policies and programs in the federal government.
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