On Feb. 7, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued guidance limiting how much of the “indirect costs” (IDC) of scientific research it would pay. While the topic is arcane, it has massive ...

Scientific research is a cornerstone of the U.S. economy. It is among the most productive actions that can be taken to grow the economy and protect the environment. The return on investment is ...

Hundreds of millions of animals are killed on our roads each year. Now, scientists have revealed how these deaths could play ...

Over the last two weeks, in response to Executive Order 14035, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has discontinued funding for research on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), as well as support ...

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Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature. In an unprecedented move, the US National ...

I have been a research scientist, a professor and research director for over 40 years. Among all the unscientific and unhealthy changes that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

In the dead of night, a car rolled to a stop on an Australian highway in front of Christa Beckmann, a bespectacled woman who was kneeling on the side of the road. Beckmann is a wildlife ecologist at ...