A leaked EU competitiveness strategy is prompting fears that Brussels intends to undermine the independence of the European Research Council by pushing for more alignment with the European Innovation Council and the EU's broader political goals.

The work that federal agencies do has real consequences for people across the country and it matters who leads those agencies.

We surveyed thousands of scientists in four countries and learned just how important beauty is to them.

Propaganda works, is the real upshot of a survey showing lingering post-pandemic distrust of science.

World Science Forum warns of increased science denial among political and social movements.

The way that governments think corrupts scientists and their work. Ian Boyd offers an alternative.

US academics debate Trump’s impact on R&D: budget cuts, visa limits – but perhaps some transatlantic cooperation. 

Worries are mounting in Europe after Donald Trump won a second term in the White House, with the EU scrambling to chart a future in which it is less dependent on the US for defence and technology.