Readers respond to a guest essay about the methods and reliability of science. Also: Opioid addiction; judges and presidents; cursive writing.

An international team of researchers, including specialists from HSE University, has conducted a large-scale survey in 68 countries on the subject of trust in science. In most countries, people ...

Editor: Our state recently saw a measles outbreak this past April, which is something that should not be happening in the year 2025. This is largely the result of growing vaccine hesitancy, driven by ...

Jay Bhattacharya, the N.I.H. director, says authorities broke the public’s trust in the Covid era. Now it’s up to outsiders to restore it. Hosted by Ross Douthat Produced by Sophia Alvarez Boyd Mr.

Ann M. Bartuska is deputy undersecretary for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Research, Education, and Economics (REE) (@scienceatusda) mission. She came to REE in September 2010 from the USDA ...