Science and Health

Are Cell Phones to Blame for the Youth Loneliness Epidemic?

Are Cell Phones to Blame for the Youth Loneliness Epidemic? Are Cell Phones to Blame for the Youth Loneliness Epidemic?

David Landes argues that cell phones represent an isolated life whereas Kimberly Hassel blames the loneliness crisis on a society unable to support or protect its youth.

Dec 22, 2025 / Column / David Landes and Kimberly Hassel

How Do We See Hegseth?

How Do We See Hegseth? How Do We See Hegseth?

Surf's up!

Dec 19, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Unleashing AI

Unleashing AI Unleashing AI

Ignoring the dangers, tech companies race forward.

Dec 19, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Students, researchers and demonstrators rally during a Kill the Cuts protest against the Trump administration's funding cuts on research, health, and higher education at the University of California–Los Angeles on April 8, 2025.

The Public Health Heroes of 2025 The Public Health Heroes of 2025

The Trump administration wants to destroy our health infrastructure. These warriors aren't letting that happen without a fight.

Dec 19, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

Salmon swimming against the current to spawn in the streams in Alaska in August 2025.

The Fight for the Last Wild Salmon The Fight for the Last Wild Salmon

In Alaska, the last stronghold for wild salmon, Native tribes and conservationists are working to save the fish from both climate change and decades of corporate greed.

Dec 18, 2025 / StudentNation / Colin Warren

House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks at a news conference at the Capitol on December 1, 2025.

Corporate Democrats Are Foolishly Surrendering the AI Fight Corporate Democrats Are Foolishly Surrendering the AI Fight

Voters want the party to get tough on the industry. But Democratic leaders are following the money instead.

Dec 12, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Keeping the Police Out of Pregnancy Care

Keeping the Police Out of Pregnancy Care Keeping the Police Out of Pregnancy Care

We must be vigilant in keeping law enforcement out of exam rooms.

Dec 12, 2025 / Lourdes A. Rivera and Dr. Jamila Perritt

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raising arms in expression.

RFK Jr. Is a Public Health Disaster RFK Jr. Is a Public Health Disaster

But local MAHA laws may be an even bigger threat.

Dec 9, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Demonstrators outside the Center for Disease Control (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

Public Health Needs a New Motto: No Apologies, No Surrender Public Health Needs a New Motto: No Apologies, No Surrender

It's time we stopped flinching at the assaults of the far right—and started fighting back.

Dec 9, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

A man on a rooftop looks at approaching flames as the Springs fire continues to grow on May 3, 2013, near Camarillo, California.

AI Will Only Intensify Climate Change. The Tech Moguls Don’t Care. AI Will Only Intensify Climate Change. The Tech Moguls Don’t Care.

The AI phenomenon may functionally print money for tech billionaires, at least for the time being, but it comes with a gargantuan environmental cost.

Dec 4, 2025 / Juan Cole

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