Science

When the mercury plummets, are wildlife suffering or just going with the icy flow?

The Senate confirmed the president's picks to head the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the Census Bureau.

Nuclear researchers suspect that there are nearly 4,000 undiscovered nuclei that may help lead us to new machines and practices that benefit human life.

Several members of Congress are already eying legislation to require universities to report taxpayer-funded harassers to the government.

Activists are putting the pressure on the federal government to leverage its money against alleged sexual harassers.

Pushing back against stereotypes, students in the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program outperform students of all backgrounds in math and science.

Scientists revise results on a major climate study, Trump supports criminal justice reform, and palm oil production threatens orangutan habitat.

It will help scientists more accurately measure the presence of vocal species like bats, birds, bees, and tigers.

The policy would have required that the data for all scientific studies used to justify major regulatory actions be publicly available.

New research reports Trump voters were more likely to perform poorly on a test of intellectual ability.

Two of the three invited scientists agreed with the rule, even though other evidence suggests most scientists are against it.

What happens to taxpayer money when scientists are faced with accusations or findings of wrongdoing?

In many Native American communities, there's a fear that any knowledge shared with scientists could end up in published reports—which could, in turn, lead to a familiar story of plundering.

Through his attacks on those government expenditures he deems frivolous, the Arizona senator exposes the counterproductive nature of his own belt-tightening mission.

The combination of moisture and particular chemicals is behind our ability to smell a rainstorm.

Nevertheless, scientists see some progress on the problem of reproducibility.

A systemic review presents damning evidence that journalists are overselling research.

In an anonymous survey, government scientists expressed concerns about plans to reduce focus and research on racial and sexual minorities and the poor.

Trump has announced he is nominating meteorologist Kelvin Droegemeier to direct the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

The rule's architects aren't really seeking better science, opponents argue.

Some members of the science community are fighting to ensure that a finding of harassment leads to consequences far beyond whatever the university decides—including their removal from the National Academy of Sciences.

It's not easy staying green.

A game-changer for gaming addiction, scientists on a short leash, and a bear-y good livestream.

Meanwhile, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is struggling with its own controversy over whether it properly punishes member harassers.