Christie Aschwanden: Rosemerry, do you remember that time we were hiking along the lake on Enchanted Mesa [in Colorado], and I told you I was thinking about doing a project about science and ...
In one research study, participants were given a choice: Either they could pay $38 to guarantee they would get a $50 gift certificate, or they could pay $28 to enter a lottery for a chance to win ...
Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence. Experts see President Trump as ...
Small things can have big effects. Take the plant plankton that populate the Earth’s oceans. When zooplankton eat them, the phytoplankton release a chemical called dimethyl sulphide (DMS) and it is ...
Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. BOSTON — It was an ambitious theme for a premier science conference: ...
Institutions outside the U.S. are wooing researchers amid uncertainty in the American research landscape. The message is ...
On Earth Day, April 22, concerned citizens will march in Washington, DC to defend the vital role science plays in our lives. Good. Science needs attention. Ideological attacks, threatened budget cuts ...
Throughout any given year, the National Academies convene hundreds of conferences, workshops, symposia, forums, roundtables, and other gatherings that attract the finest minds in academia and the ...
More than 100 people gathered at the Iowa City Pentacrest on Friday to "Stand Up for Science" amid uncertainty surrounding federal research grants and possible funding cuts. The rally brought ...