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

After near-death experience, top scientists seek a long-term home in the U.S. government.

Nature asked nine leading Europeans to pick their top priority for science at this pivotal point. Love, money, and trust got the most votes.

The upcoming European Parliament elections that will shape EU politics for the next five years and beyond will be fought on many issues, including science.

Robert P. Crease harks back to the shapers of our scientific infrastructure and what they can tell us about how to handle the threat we now face.

Young people are going on a climate strike and researchers are supporting their cause. Reto Knutti discusses the issues.

Policymakers need to be encouraged to take a scientic approach when drawing up legislation to boost food security, according to a panel of experts.

Contrary to first impressions, Congress has done a decent job standing up for scientific research.

As departure day approaches, chief of top UK lab says he fears science will drop off the government's agenda.

Kelvin Droegemeier starts work two years into an administration facing many challenges.

On the five-year anniversary of an uprising that propelled Ukraine away from Russia and towards Europe, scientists say things are improving too slowly.

Two years into the Trump administration the damage done to science is significant but it would have been far worse without thousands of scientists and their allies calling out attacks on science and detailing the consequences of these attacks for public health and safety.

A high-ranking EU civil servant leading the administrative wing of the European Research Council (ERC) announced his early retirement to staff on Monday, citing policy disputes.

Facebook's research app shows big tech can't be trusted to conduct research on its users. To get real answers about how tech impacts us, social media firms need to give their data to external scientists.

Some U.S. researchers knew of a Chinese scientist's intentions to implant edited embryos but were unable to stop him. Now scientific institutions are trying to devise global safeguards.

Leading scientist Patricia Falcone speaks with podcast host Margaret Koval about the importance of college mathematics, early research experience and clear communications.

Walter Ricciardi, the head of Italy's national health research organisation, says the populist government has 'difficulty interacting with science'.

Commission concedes it will need more time to resolve long-term budget negotiations – but it remains committed to its plan boosting R&D subsidies

Scholars say their field is coming under increasing pressures from forces outside the academy who want to delegitimize it.

The Haldane principle, born a century ago, has enabled government scientists to speak truth to power without fear of retribution.

Graduate students from Africa could benefit from such efforts, but it is not clear who will pay for them.

Academic freedom is on the hit list when radical politicians gain office - as they have done in Europe.

Debate over a new idea for stopping malaria is pitting some environmental groups against Bill Gates.

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 campaign may have increased misperceptions that the science on the safety of vaccines isn’t settled - as is the case - but rather subject to debate.

With several members departing and new leadership incoming, the National Science Board used much of its May meeting to reflect on how it has ramped up its engagement on policy matters in recent years. One focus of discussion was how the board has increasingly drawn attention to the emergence of China as a global leader in science and engineering.

Research is the foundation for evidence-based policies. But because of funding prohibitions, there's little US research to inform the contentious debate around gun violence and gun control.

Scientific community calls on voters not to support the candidate of the National Front