For 300 years explorers and naturalists have reported another kind of firefly behavior, seen in the region stretching from ...

Science has given us vaccines, life-saving medical treatments, technological advances, and a deeper understanding of human behavior. And yet, despite these undeniable contributions, public distrust of ...

On a freezing night in January, several hundred people came to Boston’s Museum of Science for a town hall-style discussion cosponsored by Globe Ideas about how to strengthen science, democracy, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica Sanders covers climate justice and sustainability from the DMV. In April, I reported on the fight for Antarctica and the ...

Cuts to science funding threaten life expectancy, our economic and job growth, and our work opportunities. Last week the government cut “indirect costs” to universities and medical centers, which ...