US-based research administrator Peter Highnam will lead the newly established agency, which the government says will fund science with minimal bureaucracy.

The US has unveiled a range of measures to make it easier to attract people in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields, in a further effort to move away from the exclusionary rhetoric of the Trump era. They include a new initiative to facilitate researcher exchange, and a host of tweaks to visa rules to make entry easier.

A report shows that a $50 trillion redistribution of income to benefit the richest has made America less healthy, resilient, and secure.

A new US strategy to expand international science diplomacy gathered speed, as the Biden administration announced collaborations with the Swiss and Canadians, and upcoming discussions with France, Japan and other science partners.

The aim is to help Swiss and US researchers carry out projects with partners in the respective countries.

A COVID-19 commission must be created by the U.S. government, experts argue in the latest issue of Science. Members of Obama's PCAST offer recommendations for such a commission to examine to prepare for future pandemics.

With a push from students and alumni, the university faced up to a legacy of support for eugenics. As it renames buildings and programmes, can its story serve as a model for others?

Puerto Rico has an underfunded health care system, high levels of poverty and its infrastructure remains devastated by a major hurricane that swept through the island in 2017.

After years of bickering, Washington and Brussels appear to be patching up a disagreement over American researchers participating in the EU's big R&D programmes.

Fast Grants aimed to solve the slowness of the scientific grant evaluation procedure in several ways. This wasn’t business as usual. It was Operation Warp Speed for science.

The successor to Francis Collins will need to be steadfast, nimble and creative in how they run the world's largest biomedical research agency at a pivotal time.

Disadvantaged students struggle as private institutions offer discounts and community colleges hope for rebound.

Nature highlights three key infographics from the week in science and research.

Whatever Biden review finds, the cause of the pandemic lies in the destruction of animal habitats.

As children head back to school in the United States, here's a look at various testing strategies that could keep kids safe during in-person learning.

Researchers blame lack of stimulation as parents balanced childcare with working from home.

The authorization applies to people who received solid organ transplants and others with similarly compromised immune systems.

Press briefing from Dr. Eric Lander, President’s Science Advisor and Director of the US Office of Science and Technology Policy.

White House science office is expected to deliver a review of US scientific-integrity policies next month.

Hundreds of scientists and policy experts left the government during the Trump administration. The jobs remain unfilled nearly six months into President Biden's term.