Advertisement
BD Biosciences
BD Biosciences

The Scientist

» congress and ecology

Most Recent

image: NSF Refuses to Hand Over Reviews

NSF Refuses to Hand Over Reviews

By | May 17, 2013

The agency told a Congressional committee that it would not forward peer-reviewer comments of social science grants the committee had requested.

1 Comment

image: Ladybird Bioterrorists

Ladybird Bioterrorists

By | May 16, 2013

The Asian harlequin ladybird carries a biological weapon to wipe out competing species.

1 Comment

image: Plants Communicate with Help of Fungi

Plants Communicate with Help of Fungi

By | May 14, 2013

Symbiotic fungi on the roots of bean plants can act as an underground signaling network, transmitting early warnings of impending aphid attacks.  

0 Comments

image: A New Way to Promote Science?

A New Way to Promote Science?

By | May 13, 2013

Members of Congress have suggested that the President should be able to pick a US Science Laureate.

1 Comment

image: NIH’s 2013 Budget Cuts Announced

NIH’s 2013 Budget Cuts Announced

By | May 10, 2013

The agency released details of the sequester’s effects.

1 Comment

image: Arctic Foxes Suffer from Seafood Diet

Arctic Foxes Suffer from Seafood Diet

By | May 9, 2013

The decline of a population of Arctic foxes isolated on a small Russian island may be due to mercury pollution from their diet of seabirds and seals.

0 Comments

image: Obama Backs Science

Obama Backs Science

By | May 1, 2013

In a recent speech, the President defended spending on science and the peer-review process.

0 Comments

image: Republicans Say Peer Review Isn’t Enough

Republicans Say Peer Review Isn’t Enough

By | April 30, 2013

Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX) is writing legislation to change the rules of the NSF’s grant review process.

0 Comments

image: Can CO2 Help Grow Rainforests?

Can CO2 Help Grow Rainforests?

By | April 24, 2013

Researchers in the Amazon are measuring how much carbon dioxide fertilizes the rainforest.

2 Comments

image: Science Funding Criteria Challenged

Science Funding Criteria Challenged

By | April 19, 2013

Republican representatives question how the NSF reviews grants.

2 Comments

Follow The Scientist

icon-facebook icon-linkedin icon-twitter icon-vimeo icon-youtube
Advertisement
The Scientist
The Scientist

Stay Connected with The Scientist

  • icon-facebook The Scientist Magazine
  • icon-facebook The Scientist Careers
  • icon-facebook Neuroscience Research Techniques
  • icon-facebook Genetic Research Techniques
  • icon-facebook Cell Culture Techniques
  • icon-facebook Microbiology and Immunology
  • icon-facebook Cancer Research and Technology
Advertisement
The Scientist
The Scientist
Life Technologies