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We couldn't find any negative review of physicist Steven Koonin's Unsettled that disputed its claims directly or even described them accurately.

NASA says an extensive review of historical records found no evidence that Webb ever led or supported purges of government employees who were gay. But some astronomers think that's a pretty low bar.

The science writer and journalist talks identity politics, wokeness, trans athletes, and why his goal is to find out what is true rather than to "be right."

James Webb was a Nasa administrator during the 1960s

Symptoms of Alpha-gal syndrome include swelling, inflammation and tingling all over the body but can vary depending on the person

Disease ecologist points to warmer climate as cause of Lone Star tick’s eastward expansion

The adage “out of sight, out of mind” has long summed up humans’ attitude to dumping personal and industrial waste. In a 1974 Scientific American article, the oceanographer Willard Bascom wrote that “the ocean is the plausible place for man to dispose of some of his wastes”. If done “thoughtfully”,…

It is possible for men to lactate — but the science behind it is not as simple as you might think

There is a common misconception regarding psychedelics like psilocybin: it is often thought that they tend to liberalize us, make us more prone to left-leaning ideas (i.e. ecology, egalitarianism, open borders). But a recent anthropological study demonstrates evidence that shows something quite different. So let’s dive into the proverbial garbage…

Sens. Cruz and Blackburn claim the "science" is clear that sex is fundamental. Scientists say that is far from true