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Gold standard science (GSS). It's a simple idea: Conduct the best, unbiased scientific research possible. However, as with many simple ideas, GSS has been co-opted by MAHA as yet another tool to ...

President Donald J. Trump’s executive order “Restoring Gold Standard Science” is drawing strong criticism from scientists who say the order gives the administration a way to discount scientific ...

The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Late last month, the ...

A new term keeps popping up in messages from Trump administration scientific agencies - a pledge to restore “gold-standard science.” Many scientists say the opposite is happening. The administration’s ...

Carter is founder of SciLight and an expert in scientific integrity and federal science policy. Goldman is the president and CEO of the Union of Concerned Scientists. On May 23, the Trump ...

The Trump administration’s cuts to the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, cancellation of research grants, and withholding of federal funding to certain universities ...

The message is hammered over and over, in news conferences, hearings and executive orders: President Donald Trump and his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., say they want the government to ...

Section 1. Policy and Purpose. Over the last 5 years, confidence that scientists act in the best interests of the public has fallen significantly. A majority of researchers in science, technology, ...