Science Controversies
Viewpoint: The D’Adamos family: Profile of wellness grifters
Despite years of scientific consensus debunking the "Blood Type Diet," the D’Adamo family has successfully transformed a biological myth into ...
Can you Europe turn the tide against climate disinformation?
Climate disinformation is no longer just an obstacle to progress on climate action; it has become a geopolitical and security ...
Spewing misinformation about cultivated meat, Arizona lawmaker wants to send science innovators to prison
The season of state-level attempts to ban cultivated meat has begun. [In January], policymakers in Virginia, South Dakota, and Arizona ...
Regenerative agriculture gets a star turn with “health guru” RFK, Jr. and the Trump Administration. What could go wrong? (Plenty)
Who would have thought the Trump administration would be championing “regenerative” farming — an approach long associated with progressive food ...
Viewpoint: The potential dark side of the elitist movement to make the ‘best babies’ possible
There is growing concern that falling fertility rates will lead to economic and demographic catastrophe. The social and political movement ...
China leads Asia in its slow embrace of genetically modified crops
Asian countries are shifting their position on GMOs, though the pace and motives differ by country, said Nandini Roy Choudhury, ...
Dr. Google is being kicked to the curb. Welcome to AI. Will the diagnoses be any better?
For the past two decades, there’s been a clear first step for anyone who starts experiencing new medical symptoms: Look ...
Social media gullibility: Challenging student’s increasing embrace of conspiracy theories
Mike Evans knew something had to change. As the lead instructor for American Government 1101 at Georgia State University in ...
Viewpoint—It’s time to challenge the European Union’s data-less restrictions on genetically modified (GMO) crops
Curious about where the EU currently stands on regulating green biotechnology? For a comprehensive overview, dive into our exclusive three-way ...
RFK, Jr.’s Children Health Defense files racketeering suit against American Academy of Pediatrics claiming it endorses vaccines because it’s on-the-take from drug makers
Children’s Health Defense [CHD], the anti-vaccine advocacy group founded by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., has filed ...
Biological age craze: Are longevity tests and clinics a scam?
People are flocking to so-called longevity clinics and buying tests online to find out their “biological age”—a metric that some scientists say ...
Viewpoint: Do Big Pharma and doctors collect big bucks ‘peddling’ vaccines?
[On January 21, 2026], the Texas Attorney General announced a formal investigation into “unlawful financial incentives” for childhood vaccines, claiming ...
Rejecting global science guidance, RFK, Jr.’s vaccine panel chair says polio shots should be optional
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who is chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said that he did ...
Viewpoint: Vaccine skeptics permeating the Trump administration are remaking U.S. health policy—for the worse
Martin Kulldorff, chair of the Trump administration’s reconstituted CDC vaccine panel, made a shocking — and misleading — statement as ...
14 million child study debunks RFK, Jr. and COVID vaccine rejectionists claim that vaccinations were more dangerous than the infection
Health misinformation remains one of Covid’s most damaging legacies, with online falsehoods fuelling vaccine hesitancy, sowing mistrust and eroding public ...
The dawn of the era of the AI therapist
Given the clear demand for accessible and affordable mental-health services, it’s no wonder that people have looked to artificial intelligence ...
‘We are approaching a watershed moment for psychedelic health care with ‘magic mushroom’ psilocybin the star’
In the billion-dollar race to commercialize psychedelic medicine, psilocybin, a naturally occurring hallucinogen better known as magic mushrooms, or “shrooms,” ...
What might be the consequences of designing your baby?
Soon, all of humanity will be customised in the same way to design the next generation. Gene editing may be ...
Viewpoint: Trump is undermining U.S. success in science and innovation
Ever since World War II, the US has been the global leader in science and technology—and benefited immensely from it ...
Viewpoint: Media and science misinformation are rampant and corrupting. Finland believes they have a solution
In an era defined by “fake news”, public trust in institutions is increasingly under threat, along with our ability to ...
Viewpoint: Lancet’s reputation as a leading science journal takes another hit in its capitulation to MAHA fearmongering over ultra-processed food
The new Lancet Series on ultra-processed foods (UPFs) draws on decades of global data, mechanistic evidence, and more than 100 ...
Judging junk science: Here are the tools available for the courts to identify and block predatort and activist misinformation
Much has been written advising laypeople to navigate conflicting medical opinions and identify the golden truth amid the pervasive muck ...
What’s at stake as Europe attempts to depoliticize its agricultural biotechnology regulations and bring them more in accord with science
The current European regulatory framework relating to new genomic techniques (NGTs) is undergoing a thorough review. The ruling of the ...
Gene editing opens the door in Indonesia to dramatic advances in sustainable farming but skeptics remain
Like other developing countries, Indonesia is facing a familiar dilemma: how to feed a growing population while protecting its extraordinary biodiversity ...
Mandatory teaching of creationism: Oklahoma senator files state bill mandating teaching of ‘evolution science’
Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, is pushing back against an evolution-only curriculum in Oklahoma schools with newly filed Senate Bill 1868 ...
Viewpoint: It’s grim. U.S. science after a year of RFK, Jr. and Trump
More than 7,800 research grants terminated or frozen. Some 25,000 scientists and personnel gone from agencies that oversee research. Proposed ...
Restrictions on synthetic dyes and ultra-processed foods: RFK, Jr.’s MAHA movement policies gain traction in statehouses
When one of Adam Burkhammer’s foster children struggled with hyperactivity, the West Virginia legislator and his wife decided to alter ...
