Science

A new study finds the industry giant was frequently given the right to oversee and even terminate public-sector research.

Many scientists have flocked to Instagram and other social media platforms to share science more accessibly.

Imaging a supermassive black hole takes a massive amount of funding.

Many such prizes don't even come with award money, but they boost people's careers.

Katsuko Saruhashi made waves internationally when she tracked and raised a global alarm on the dangers of nuclear testing by the U.S.

A new study finds that incorporating music and drawing during lessons can help kids retain what they've learned.

Bias in funding is an underappreciated barrier for women and underrepresented minorities in science.

The National Institutes of Health also released the numbers of scientists it has taken action against, in response to claims they harassed others.

What's behind academia's revolving door?

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.