A preservative removed from childhood vaccines 20 years ago is still causing controversy today − a drug safety expert explains
A discredited study published in 1989 first alleged a link between thimerosal and autism.Flavio Coelho/Moment via Getty ImagesAn expert committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Preve...
Terri Levien, Professor of Pharmacy, Washington State University
What is reconciliation − the legislative shortcut Republicans are using to push through their ‘Big Beautiful Bill’?
Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks with reporters about the reconciliation process to advance President Donald Trump's spending and tax bill on June 3, 2025. AP Photo/J. Scott ApplewhiteThe word...
Linda J. Bilmes, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Public Finance, Harvard Kennedy School
What happens next in US-Iran relations will be informed by the two countries’ shared history
Iranians protest the U.S. attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities in Tehran on June 22, 2025.Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe Trump administration’s decision to bomb Iran dramatically...
Gregory F. Treverton, Professor of Practice in International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid could hit Earth?
NASA's Webb telescope captured a photo of the asteroid 2024 YR4 from afar. European Space Agency via…
Grover Norquist’s lasting influence on the GOP and US economic policy
Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, speaks on Capitol Hill on Nov. 7, 2017.Alex …
Trump administration aims to slash funds that preserve the nation’s rich architectural and cultural …
The iconic 'Walking Man' Hawkes sign in Westbrook, Maine, was added to the National Register of Hist…
Checking in on New England fisheries 25 years after ‘The Perfect Storm’ movie
Filming 'The Perfect Storm' in Gloucester Harbor, Mass. The Salem News Historic Photograph Collectio…
Mitochondria can sense bacteria and trigger your immune system to trap them – revealing new ways to …
Neutrophils (yellow) eject a NET (green) to ensnare bacteria (purple). Other cells, such as red bloo…
Blocking exports and raising tariffs is a bad defense against industrial cyber espionage, study show…
Cutting off China's access to advanced U.S. chips is likely to motivate Chinese cyber espionage.krit…
More than half of US teens have had at least one cavity, but fluoride programs in schools help preve…
The research looked at the results of 31 studies and a total sample of more than 60,000 students.mon…