As the agency considers seven unapproved peptides, Michael A. Sekeres traces the origins of the FDA’s authority.

If you’re like me, you or a loved one has struggled through the process of gaining pre-approval for the medical care that your physician has recommended. Personal stories abound regarding the ...

When polling forecasters assessed public opinion in the lead-up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election, they were pretty off point: Most suggested a very close race between Donald Trump and Kamala ...

An experiment unfolding at the southernmost tip of Texas could irrevocably change the iconic Rio Grande and the communities it sustains. Contractors are installing a 17-mile stretch of cylindrical ...

On a mild day in mid-November, among a clutch of oaks and sycamores, more than a dozen people encircled a small fire. Some lay splayed on the ground or on blankets, others perched on camp stools. Many ...

In a video that has been played almost 50,000 times since it was posted five months ago, two cartoon children sing along as they guide viewers through the experience of riding in a car amid a vividly ...

Moderna’s CEO Stéphane Bancel said in January that the company, known for its Covid-19 vaccine using messenger RNA technology, or mRNA, doesn’t plan to invest in new, late-stage vaccine trials. He ...

President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to use artificial intelligence to write federal transportation regulations, according to U.S. Department of Transportation records and interviews ...

Ahead of an artificial intelligence conference held last April, peer reviewers considered papers written by “Carl” alongside other submissions. What the reviewers did not know was that, unlike other ...

In September 2025, a Widerøe Airlines flight was trying to land in Vardø, Norway, which sits in the country’s far eastern arm, some 40 miles from the Russian coast. The cloud deck was low, and so was ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was running for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination when he sat for an interview with Jordan B. Peterson, a controversial Canadian psychologist, during his eponymous ...