Acclaimed scientists Michael E. Mann and Peter Hotez on how the MAGA antiscience movement threatens the entire planet, from the climate to pandemics, and how we fight back.

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Despite the efficacy of approved severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines in preventing severe disease and death, breakthrough i...

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Acclaimed scientists Michael E. Mann and Peter Hotez on how the MAGA antiscience movement threatens the entire planet, from the climate to pandemics, and how we fight back.

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Two scientists go where many fear to tread in the fight against far-right disinformation on climate and vaccines

October is here and autumn has arrived, bringing four powerful new releases: from a haunting murder investigation to a revelatory look at the forces undermining science and the visionary life of the m...

October is here and autumn has arrived, bringing four powerful new releases: from a haunting murder investigation to a revelatory look at the forces undermining science and the visionary life of the m...

“..It’s organized, it’s deliberate, it’s financially motivated.”Peter Hotez and Michael Mann writing about the currently ascendant war on science. Those of us living i…

Michael E. Mann, director of the Center for Science, Sustainability & the Media at the University of Pennsylvania, talks about his new co-authored book, Science Under Siege, at the Penn Bookstore on Oct. 7, 2025. Read more The world looked...

From its embrace of dubious research about autism, its skepticism over vaccines and its wholesale rejection of the consensus about climate change, the Trump administration has set off alarm bells within the scientific community. William Brangham spoke with two prominent researchers about "Science Under Siege," their new book chronicling what they argue is a concerted war on science. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show.   Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6   Follow us: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews X (formerly Twitter): http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour   Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe