National Science Foundation

A few years into science's #MeToo movement, the government agencies that fund American science are still working on solidifying rules meant to keep harassers from working with students, and to deter harassment in the future.

Social science advocates and Democratic lawmakers suggest the White House was behind the NSF's proposed budget slashes.

Scientists found to have harassed colleagues or subordinates are now open to having their NSF grants revoked.

Under Trump's request, NASA's budget would hold steady, while the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation would see their funding slashed.

Scientists can submit research proposals any time.

How the New Deal paved the way for the Great Society and the creation of a federal agency devoted to the humanities.

By harassing climatologists, a notorious group of congressmen renews its war against scientists.

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

Basic research can seem wasteful, but politicians should resist the temptation to set science’s priorities.

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

For years, the National Science Foundation has been sending professional creatives to the icy south in an attempt to promote understanding of the least-explored land on Earth. Is it working?

For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.

While the rest of the world is catching up, the United States is still the leader in quality science research—thanks to people from other countries.

In an excerpt from his new book Let It Shine, John Perlin reveals how one of the first actions of the new Reagan administration was to dim the lights on what had been a promising start for an American solar energy program. Solar in the U.S. has yet to fully recover.