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The Association of American Universities worries that the open-access policies federal research agencies are developing now are not sufficiently aligned. Any slowdown in putting them in place, it says, is "probably a positive."
The winners in Trump's America were likely to be the defence industry, oil and energy, private prisons, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Not health. What should be the response of the public health community?
Driving progress and building on success at the National Institutes of Health
Nine experts reflect on where researchers should direct their efforts during the next US administration.
Top science and tech talent could choose to set up in other countries that are more hospitable to their work.
Tata Trusts and UC San Diego partner to establish Tata Institute for Active Genetics and Society.
The University of Oregon is launching a new science campus, backed by a $500 million gift from Nike Inc. co-founder Phil Knight and his wife.
There are big advantages to having scientists communicate in a common tongue, but there are drawbacks as well
The U.S. depends on international collaborations and immigrants to solve domestic and global problems.
Every state wants to be home to the next Google or Facebook. But it’s no coincidence that those companies are located in California. The latest data from the National Science Foundation (NSF) show that three of every 10 corporate research dollars are now spent in California.
Federally funded research and development (R&D) is a hallmark of the U.S. economy but, it's under siege. To maximize and make apparent the economic returns from R&D, the next administration should seek to improve the local economic impact of federal R&D.
Significant strides in improving public access to scholarly publications and digital data help usher in an era of open science.
Scripps and Calibr set to join forces
Taking potshots at some scientific research is a pastime of American politics. But critics need to assess the merits of the research they target beforehand.
Uncertain government funding drives effort to beef up private support for research
Scientific American evaluates responses from Clinton, Trump, Johnson and Stein to 20 questions
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative aims to have major impact by 2100.
