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Science Denial

Top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci responds to accusations by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., as he testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on July 20, 2021. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite-Pool/Getty Images)

Why science needs marketing

By Melissa Harris | Biosecurity, Climate Change, Opinion, Science Denial

artist's rendition of polio

Polio is back. Here’s what to do about it.

By Kathleen E. Bachynski | Opinion, Science Denial

The A1 Verse: Facts, fables, and the American way

By Thomas Gaulkin | Science Denial, Special Topics

Trump takes questions at coronavirus briefing

The human cost of the Trump pandemic response? More than 100,000 unnecessary deaths.

By Michael Riordan | Biosecurity, Opinion, Science Denial

trump qanon conspiracy coronavirus covid-19 berlin germany

The A1 Verse: America’s fast-expanding disruption

By Thomas Gaulkin | Biosecurity, Science Denial, Special Topics

A pandemic of bad science

By Walter Scheirer | Biosecurity, Science Denial

A pandemic of bad science

By Walter Scheirer | Biosecurity, Science Denial

Viral apocalypse

Apocalypse never: what coronavirus teaches us about doomsday denial

By Jamais Cascio | Biosecurity, Science Denial

Say WHAT? Ryan Zinke’s rough Interior

By Thomas Gaulkin | Climate Change, Multimedia, Say What?, Science Denial

Scientists march at a pro-science rally

Trump’s EPA to axe Office of the Science Adviser

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Science Denial, What We’re Reading

Donald trump united nations general assembly speech

No room for climate in Trump’s patriotism

By Thomas Gaulkin | Climate Change, Science Denial, What We’re Reading

Ancient alien fictions.

AlienCon is not hilarious

By Elisabeth Eaves | Science Denial, What We’re Reading