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Mass youth hospitalizations, COVID-induced diabetes, and other myths from the brave new world of science as political propaganda

Perhaps it’s unsurprising that grant writers pledge fealty to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

As a defender of free speech, I sometimes feel like a man falling through a collapsing building. Just when you think you’ve finally reached rock bottom, the floor gives way again. That was my sensation last week when I read about the disciplinary investigation of Professor Garth Cooper by the Royal ...

For three decades, researchers hunted in vain for new elementary particles that would have explained why nature looks the way it does. As physicists confront that failure, they’re reexamining a…

Many atheists think of themselves as intellectually gifted individuals, guiding humanity on the path of reason. Data shows otherwise.

Whole areas of research are off-limits. Top physicians treat patients based on their race. An ideological 'purge' is underway in American medicine.

Reasons included a lack of informed consent or ethics approval to share; misplaced data; and that others had moved on from the project.

The long read: A new wave of scientists argues that mainstream evolutionary theory needs an urgent overhaul. Their opponents have dismissed them as misguided careerists – and the conflict may determine the future of biology