A speculative study about the relationship between the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and autism in the prestigious British medical journal The Lancet was retracted today for having numerous flaws and insufficient data within it.

Few controversies in modern medicine are as emotionally charged as the one over the causes of autism and its possible cures. Journalists, celebrities, and a few medical researchers have claimed that some long-used vaccines cause autism and that various substances and procedures can cure it.

Wading into this controversy is...

Let’s play "Jeopardy." Round One: Science Literacy. Category: Evolution. For $500: Which is the largest demographic group to reject Darwin’s theory of evolution?”

According to Chris Mooney’s best selling new book, The Republican Brain, a follow up to his 2007 polemic The Republican War on Science, the answer is easy:...

Creating a "philosophical" exemption for mandatory vaccination stokes deadly outbreaks of diseases long since thought to be eradicated.

This volume offers a balanced and comprehensive snapshot of the changing landscape for vaccine markets.

What explains the preponderance of men in math and science-based professions?

Everyday illusions obscure our perceptions and cause us to place undeserved trust in our instincts and intuition, but illusion-filled narratives are how we understand life.