The rescinded award comes hot on the heels of a grassroots push, among scientists on social media, to get scientific awards removed from alleged harassers.
Teams of scientists are hurriedly attempting to save ancient sites that could provide insights into how people moved across Mesoamerica—before they are lost forever.
Leaders in the scientific community fear Scott Pruitt's new directive would severely limit the use of research in policymaking.
There's no one-size-fits-all approach to discerning when a volcano may explode; they all have their own individual characteristics.
We are more interested in hearing what good-looking scientists have to say—but we place more trust in their nerdy-looking colleagues.
A new genetic engineering technology could help fight malaria, but can it be used responsibly?
Montana State University STEM departments now hire equal numbers of women and men, thanks to new procedures that raise awareness of gender issues.
One new study finds a strong link between how many female science majors a country has, and the stereotypes its citizens hold about gender and science.
A new study suggests their attempts to respond to public opinion may actually be counterproductive.
Scientists review news coverage of three IPCC reports, revealing common media narratives—and an unfocused media strategy on the part of the IPCC.
Researchers should take care that they know what questions they're really asking of their data, say two Johns Hopkins scientists.
Despite numerous recent breakthroughs and discoveries, the extreme competition and lab-research feedback loop don't bode well for the future of the field.
Despite ethical fears over work being co-opted, the benefits of scientific cooperation are too big to keep avoiding.
Oliver Burkeman explores human nature, violence, feminism, and religion with one of the world’s most controversial cognitive scientists. Can he dent Steven Pinker’s optimism?
Four destinations across the Web that Pacific Standard staffers find themselves returning to again and again.
Next time someone tells you there isn't a scientific consensus on man's role in climate change, trot out this new study. But acknowledge its source....
New research finds a male applicant is more likely to be hired for a job as manager of a science laboratory manager.
A four-decade project to catalog the basic structures used to build life pays dividends for everything from new drugs to Bjork’s performances.
The animal rights movement may set their sights on veterinarians, warn protectors of biomedical animal research.
In a nation where corporations are people and others want fetuses to be, a core of philosophers and attorneys are trying develop laws to declare animals “legal persons.”
Youth Ethics Summit gives students an understanding of how medical research works, which some say is critical to the pushback against animal rights activists.
Gavels and courtrooms are replacing placards and bullhorns, says the biomedical research community, as determined legal eagles work to increase animals’ rights and possibly even grant them "personhood."
A blue-ribbon panel sees the sun possibly setting on medical experiments using chimps, leading federal authorities to halt new awards but leave existing experiments in place.