If Americans don’t fight back against efforts to dismantle higher education, the U.S. will lose lifesaving medical research, ...

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Laura Helmuth announced her resignation as editor-in-chief of the Scientific American on Thursday after facing backlash for comments she made about the 2024 election and voters. “I’ve decided ...

The editor-in-chief of Scientific American apologized on Friday for a “mistaken expression of shock and confusion” after she went on an expletive-filled rant against Donald Trump voters on ...

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