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Science Carries On. Here Are Our Top Topics for 2026

Whether space, health, technology or environment, here are the issues in science that the editors of Scientific American are focusing on for 2026 ... Read More

Studying Science in an Anti-Scientific Time

The last two decades have not been kind to science studies. Already bruised and battered by the “science wars” of the 1990s, by the 2000s sociologists of science — who had l ... Read More

Scientific Journals in the Hot Seat

Federal officials are raising long-standing concerns with research journals and the academic incentive structures propping them up. But experts say the government alone can’t overhaul the industry. Read More

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, and that affects what scientific journals choose to publish

Should you believe the findings of scientific studies? Amid current concerns about the public's trust in science, old arguments are resurfacing that can sow confusion. As a statistician involved in ... Read More

Trust in science is low among minorities for a reason, research finds

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a nationwide conversation in the U.S. about how much people trust scientists and trained medical professionals. But for some communities, distrust has been the norm. Read More

Trust in science means trusting the process (even when that’s hard)

A man in a winter hat and wearing blue plastic gloves holds a plastic sample cup and pointed tool near a shelf-like fungus growing on the side of a mossy tree in a forest. A researcher collecting ... Read More

Economics Nobel Honors Work Linking Scientific Research to Prosperity

The 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize for Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to three researchers who have shown how technological and scientific innovation, coupled to market ... Read More

‘Scientific Information Must Be Verified Before Sharing': Nobel Laureate Dr Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Nobel Laureate Dr Venkatraman Ramakrishnan stressed the importance of sound scientific communication in the current climate of information overload via artificial intelligence and social media. In a ... Read More