The recent spate of executive orders around sex and gender impact nonbinary Americans, as well as trans Americans who identify as a man or a woman.

There are several steps between research on seemingly esoteric subjects and breakthrough medical treatments. Ethical oversight at every stage ensures science and society ultimately benefit.

For most animals, unlike humans, cars offer threats rather than benefits.

It is possible to glean some insights into someone’s personality without meeting them – but diagnosing them with a psychiatric disorder isn’t ethical.

A professor of psychiatry unpacks what to consider if you’re looking for help with physical or mental health and are considering using coaching services.

The Nuremberg Code was developed during trials for Nazi officials accused of performing inhumane experiments − but its influence has been far wider.

New research shows that Americans have positive feelings toward nature but also detects strong undertones of longing, guilt and worry.

Space may be considered the final frontier, but the US was once a frontier, too. How can space industry leaders avoid repeating practices that led to colonialism in the 18th century and beyond?

In the absence of clear-cut regulation, who should decide on where and how a technology that could change the course of human health should be applied?

Ethics is often neglected in engineering education, two researchers write, despite mounting questions about how to responsibly design artificial intelligence programs.