The Trump administration wants to disband a panel of national security advisors, the latest U.S. crackdown on science.

Until recently, few universities tried to replicate the Meyerhoff Scholars Program, aiming to increase diversity among future leaders in science, technology, engineering and related fields. But that's changing.

A new study of millions of patents granted between 1926 and 2017 supports the value of spending tax dollars on basic research.

A Chinese scientist’s startup fled the U.S. after a federal investigation that included a failed sting, airport stops and an unfounded child-porn search.

We scientists must stand up for openness and fairness. Discriminating against someone because of their ethnicity, turning down a collaboration or refusing a visa for a conference on the grounds of nationality, or simply making someone feel unwelcome because they are an immigrant - these are all morally objectionable and practically counterproductive. Such behaviour must cease.

Researchers describe how a government crackdown on foreign influence is affecting them following a statement of support from their university.

Administration officials said proposed testimony by a State Department scientist amounted to "climate alarm propaganda."

Asked by THE why taxpayers should not be able to immediately see the results of research they financed, Kelvin Droegemeier answered: 'They maybe should'

The standardized test normally required for graduate school entrance in the US is being dropped by an increasing number of science PhD programs, amid concerns about diversity and the test's predictive value.

The Affordable College Textbook Act aims to make higher education more affordable by expanding the use and awareness of open educational resources.

University Librarian and Professor Jeffrey MacKie-Mason talks about why UC split with the academic publisher.

As a leader in the global movement toward open access to publicly funded research, the University of California is taking a firm stand by deciding not to renew its subscriptions with Elsevier. Despite months of contract negotiations, Elsevier was unwilling to meet UC's key goal: securing universal open access to UC research while containing the rapidly escalating costs associated with for-profit journals.

The White House is working to assemble a panel to assess whether climate change poses a national security threat, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post, a conclusion that federal intelligence agencies have affirmed several times since President Trump took office.

Mental health disorders and depression are far more likely for grad students than they are for the average American.

The effort comes as President Trump makes comments that deny climate science.

The sudden halt to US government functions leaves me worried about the effects on science for years to come, says Anne Jefferson.

And at NASA, nearly 200 postdocs furloughed

A second wave of closures looms as the government funding fight barrels towards a record-breaking fourth week.

Space missions can continue to collect data, but thousands of federal researchers are forced to stay home without pay.

Senate confirms meteorologist Kelvin Droegemeier to lead the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Grant checks from NSF and other funders won't go out. Meetings on grant applications won't take place. Impact will grow with length of standoff. Trump threat on border with Mexico alarms some Texas campuses.

The University of California faces a Dec. 31 deadline to reach a renewal deal on subscriptions to 1,500 scientific journals. Here's why it might not regret letting its subscriptions lapse.

Climate already affecting communities, and effects will get worse without action. The new report is designed to be “policy relevant,” but does not make specific policy recommendations, federal officials associated with the U.S. Global Change Research Program noted.