Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence. Experts see President Trump as borrowing some of their tactics.

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They hoped to make tomorrow’s medicines. Then came Trump.

They hoped to make tomorrow’s medicines. Then came Trump.

Science has yet to find a clear path to building intelligence that surpasses that of humans.

Artificial intelligence may change the world but probably won’t remake it.

Science has yet to find a clear path to building intelligence that surpasses that of humans.

China’s biotechnology sector has established a bright future by focusing not on breakthrough cures and treatments but on speed and efficiency.

China’s biotechnology sector has established a bright future by focusing not on breakthrough cures and treatments but on speed and efficiency.

A surge in high quality research and patent applications has cemented China’s dominance in the industry.

David Wallace-Wells and Emily Oster argue that the effects of MAHA will be long-lasting.

Readers criticize the president’s order to send in federal troops. Also: The Trump-Putin summit in Alaska; fake science papers; defining masculinity.

The U.S. risks not just being left behind, but out of the game entirely.

Documents examined by researchers show how one company in China has collected data on members of Congress and other influential Americans.

The anatomy of a Chinese fossil offers a hint that birdsong may be as old as the dinosaurs themselves.

China has been displaying intellectual and innovative vitality for decades and the United States has scarcely mobilized.

Chinese research ships are studying the seas for science and resources, but the data they gather could also be useful in a conflict with Taiwan or the United States.