News

The Mysterious Eugenics of Aesthetic Taste

By Michael Rossi, The Los Angeles Review of Books | 01.11.2026

This is the 10th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring the history of eugenics and the ways it shapes our present. The series is organized by Osagie K. Obasogie in...

Arts & Culture

The mirage of AI deregulation

By Alondra Nelson, Science | 01.15.2026

One of the most interventionist approaches to technology governance in the United States in a generation has cloaked itself in the language of deregulation. In early December 2025, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce a forthcoming “One...

Global Governance

More and “Better” Babies: The Dark Side of the Pronatalist Movement

By Daphne O. Martschenko and Julia E. H. Brown, Hastings Bioethics Forum | 01.14.2026

There is growing concern that falling fertility rates will lead to economic and demographic catastrophe. The social and political movement...

Genetic Selection

Bay Area Startups Want to Make Genetically Engineered Babies. What Could Go Wrong?

By Grace Won, KQED Forum [with CGS' Katie Hasson] | 12.02.2025

In the U.S., it’s illegal to edit genes in human embryos with the intention of creating a genetically engineered baby...

Genetic Selection

Politics and expertise: How to use science in a democratic society

By Zeynep Pamuk, LSE European Politics and Policy Blog | 03.30.2022

The Covid-19 pandemic has underlined the importance of scientific advice to modern policymaking. But how can the use of expertise...

Biotech & Pharma

Biopiracy row at UN talks in Geneva threatens global deal to save nature

By Patrick Greenfield, The Guardian | 03.30.2022

A standoff over biopiracy is threatening to derail a global agreement to halt the loss of nature, with developing countries...

Policies

The former Ryland Hall and surrounding area in the University of Richmond

University of Richmond strips names of enslavers from campus buildings

By Nick Anderson, The Washington Post | 03.28.2022

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The University of Richmond announced Monday that it has removed from six buildings...

Society

She got a job at Starbucks for access to IVF treatment. It cost more than her actual paycheck.

By Leticia Miranda and Louise Matsakis, NBC News | 03.28.2022

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Leah Russell felt a surge of hope when she spotted Starbucks on a list...

Society

Experts push for genetic testing to personalise drug prescriptions

By Linda Geddes, The Guardian | 03.28.2022

Genetic testing to predict how individuals will respond to common medicines should be implemented without delay to reduce the risk...

Genomics

How natural “short sleepers” thrive on 4 hours of sleep per night

By Ross Pomeroy, Big Think | 03.28.2022

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Too many Americans are sleep-deprived. Although the overwhelming majority of adults needs at least seven...

Genomics

4 pregnant women dressed in robes, standing in line; grayscale

Safety Concerns For Ukrainian Surrogate Mothers And Babies

By Bianca Facchinei, Newsy [cites CGS' Emily Galpern] | 03.25.2022

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The war in Ukraine has disrupted trade and threatened the global economy, from oil to...

Other Countries

Some past Science News coverage was racist and sexist. We’re deeply sorry

By Science News Staff, Science News | 03.24.2022

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In late 2019, with the 100th birthday of Science News a few years off, our team considered...

Bioethics