Does science editorialize? Science does. The academic journal just moved gun control from a public-policy dispute to a scientific question. Without citing any data, Science declared science firmly ...

On Monday, seven people were killed in a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Illinois. Data from the CDC shows that nearly 40,000 people in the US die from firearms every year. Despite ...

As illustrated by the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas this week, gun violence is a pervasive issue in the United States. The entire Science Friday team extends our condolences to everyone affected by ...

Quientest Vinson, right, of Turn Up Knox hands out candy to children during the Lonsdale Neighborhood Homecoming celebration Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023 in Knoxville, Tenn. The organization is a ...

Another day, another mass killing at a school. This time Louisville. But unfortunately and predictably there will be another mass shooting. Predictably there will be the same polarized political ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! What if there were no guns? What would that world look like? The University City ...

What science has demonstrated, however, is that the number of gun deaths in the US is much higher than in other nations with similar rates of gun ownership – like Switzerland – and that certain ...