(RNS) — Around the world, we are “witnessing an alarming rise in attempts to discredit, politicize or suppress scientific knowledge,” the Vatican says in a new (June 16) Pontifical Academy of Sciences ...

The battle between science and politics gets meaner and meaner. — -- Malicious, vindictive and mean-spirited. These are words that might surface in divorce court. But they have been lobbed in the ...

We’re often told to “follow the science” — a comforting phrase that suggests clarity, objectivity, and consensus. But in today’s hyperpolarized world, even science itself has become a political ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. There’s a scene in the movie “Oppenheimer” in which Ernest Lawrence, the inventor of the cyclotron and head of his ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Amid the familiar lines of political division in America—immigration, abortion, taxes, regulation, and the like—a new divide has emerged over trust in science. Concerns about the politicization of ...

Protesters gathered in Tucson, Arizona, during a “Hands Off” protest against the Trump administration in April. Credit: Roberto (Bear) Guerra/High Country News This past April, I attended one of the ...