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How Science Fared in the Midterm Elections

How Science Fared in the Midterm Elections

This year, more candidates with degrees in science, medicine and engineering ran for Congress than ever before. Of the nearly two-dozen new candidates in this crop, at least seven won seats in the House of Representatives.

The House Science Committee May Soon Become... Pro-Science

The House Science Committee May Soon Become... Pro-Science

House Science Committee Chairman Rep. Lamar Smith retired this year and Democrats won control of the House on Tuesday. Now some on Capitol Hill say that the anti-climate science spell may be broken.

The US Just Elected 8 New Scientists to Congress, Including an Ocean Expert, a Nurse, and a Biochemist. Here's the Full List.

The US Just Elected 8 New Scientists to Congress, Including an Ocean Expert, a Nurse, and a Biochemist. Here's the Full List.

On Tuesday, eight new science-credentialed candidates were elected: one senator and seven members of the House.

Supreme Court Allows Historic Kids' Climate Lawsuit to Go Forward

Supreme Court Allows Historic Kids' Climate Lawsuit to Go Forward

Case aims to compel the government to slash greenhouse-gas emissions.

Becoming the Law in California

Becoming the Law in California

Governor Jerry Brown recently signed A.B. 2192, a law requiring that all peer-reviewed, scientific research funded by the state of California be made available to the public no later than one year after publication.

Harvard's Admissions Process, Once Secret, Is Unveiled in Affirmative Action Trial

Harvard's Admissions Process, Once Secret, Is Unveiled in Affirmative Action Trial

A lawsuit accusing one of the country'€™s most selective universities of discriminating against Asian-Americans is providing a glimpse into how admission officers decide.

Climate Change Doubters Are Finalists for EPA's Advisory Board

Climate Change Doubters Are Finalists for EPA's Advisory Board

Finalists for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Science Advisory Board include researchers who reject mainstream climate science and who have fought against environmental regulations for years.

M.I.T. Plans College for Artificial Intelligence, Backed by $1 Billion

M.I.T. Plans College for Artificial Intelligence, Backed by $1 Billion

The goal, said L. Rafael Reif, the president of M.I.T., is to educate "the bilinguals of the future." Blackstone's Steven A. Schwarzman is contributing $350 million.

A Look Inside Chan Zuckerberg, the Philanthropic Project Funded by Billions in Facebook Stock Sales

A Look Inside Chan Zuckerberg, the Philanthropic Project Funded by Billions in Facebook Stock Sales

Two years after Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan announced an audacious plan to use their Facebook fortune to try and end disease in their children's lifetime, The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has ballooned to 250 people. 

Corporate Sponsors for NASA? Agency to Study Making Space for Brands

Corporate Sponsors for NASA? Agency to Study Making Space for Brands

In an era of flat budgets for the agency, Jim Bridenstine has started talking about corporate sponsorships for NASA missions.

Harassment Charges: Injustice Done?

Harassment Charges: Injustice Done?

Colleagues urge UCI to acknowledge the possibility that its sanctions against Professor Ayala were enacted in haste and to reopen the case and investigate the matter more thoroughly.

Science Under Trump: Voices of Scientists across 16 Federal Agencies

Science Under Trump: Voices of Scientists across 16 Federal Agencies

We asked federal scientists what it's like to work in the Trump administration. Their answers point to widespread, serious problems that should concern all of us.

Survey of U.S. Government Scientists Finds Range of Attitudes Toward Trump Policies

Survey of U.S. Government Scientists Finds Range of Attitudes Toward Trump Policies

A survey suggests U.S. government scientists views are hard to pigeonhole and fall short of documenting widespread unhappiness with the Trump administration.

Science Under Trump: Voices of Scientists Across 16 Federal Agencies

Science Under Trump: Voices of Scientists Across 16 Federal Agencies

What does the Trump administration's assault on federal science look like to the people who experience it every day in their workplaces?