(RNS) — Around the world, we are “witnessing an alarming rise in attempts to discredit, politicize or suppress scientific knowledge,” the Vatican says in a new (June 16) Pontifical Academy of Sciences ...

We’re often told to “follow the science” — a comforting phrase that suggests clarity, objectivity, and consensus. But in today’s hyperpolarized world, even science itself has become a political ...

Hidden away in an obscure notice in a federal register is a throwaway line that could rewrite human history. It states that San José State University holds human remains of an Ice Age individual from ...

If there’s one thing that’s set in American politics it’s the reputation of the two major parties. Vote Republican and you’ll likely get lower taxes, higher defense spending, increased oil and gas ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. There’s a scene in the movie “Oppenheimer” in which Ernest Lawrence, the inventor of the cyclotron and head of his ...

The International Relations Speaker Series on Friday featured political science and Pritzker Prof. Karen Alter, who spoke about defining backlash politics and emphasized the necessity of a more ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is convening Thursday and Friday of this week under an unaccustomed spotlight. The committee, known as ...