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Scientists fear a crackdown on embryo research if President Trump pays attention to scientific advances.
Republican-controlled Congress ordered destruction of vital sea-ice probe.
The planned overhaul would place new tax burdens on colleges and students, and some critics argue that it could undermine charitable giving to the institutions.
W. M. Keck Observatory chief scientist to lead investments in astronomy, chemistry, physics, materials science and mathematics research.
Rand Paul wants to add two people to every federal peer-review panel evaluating research proposals, charged with looking for value to taxpayers. Science advocates say idea would politicize federal funding of research.
The Case of the EPA, John Konkus, and Climate Change.
Organizers of a Monday conference on the Narragansett Bay were told three E.P.A. scientists would not be allowed to present their work.
The threat to US science does not come from scientists' assumptions, their commitment to investigator-initiated research or the research community's failure to tackle problems of public concern. It comes from an unrealistic system of draconian budget caps that stifle investment in the future.
In order to tempt nuclear scientists from countries such as Iran or North Korea to defect, US spy agencies routinely send agents to academic conferences – or even host their own fake ones.
President Donald Trump has nominated Walter Copan, an expert in technology transfer, to be the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He says his top priority for the agency is to implement the Cybersecurity Framework.
The White House and its lackeys in certain federal agencies are censoring scientific inquiry that could inform the public and government policy.
Deep Argo network of floats expands with $4 million from Paul Allen
