We expect science to deliver clear answers, but some debates mix evidence and values in ways data can’t resolve. Recognizing that helps explain why disagreement persists.

A pair of new studies have provided fresh evidence in the long-running scientific debate—and the result could be ...

For months, researchers in a laboratory in Dallas, Texas, worked in secrecy, culturing grey-wolf blood cells and altering the DNA within. The scientists then plucked nuclei from these gene-edited ...

For months, researchers in a laboratory in Dallas, Texas, worked in secrecy, culturing grey-wolf blood cells and altering the DNA within. The scientists then plucked nuclei from these gene-edited ...

NASA’s report of potential signs of ancient life on Mars has reignited a long-running scientific debate about how common life may be in the universe. A leading scholar on habitable star systems said ...

A series of articles published in open access journal mBio underscores the variety in opinion on whether a transmissible H5N1 strain should be studied. Will this year’s Nobel Prizes go to GLP-1 ...

A recently discovered interstellar object is causing a global discussion among astronomers about its mysterious origins. The peculiar characteristics and unusual trajectory of this object are ...

A new approach that integrates room for debate and collaboration with effective communication strategies can enable more ...