Tying federal research funding to scientists’ efforts to inform and engage the public can help fix widespread indifference to science.

Investing more federal dollars in life science research may save the US economy.

Draconian drug laws harm citizens the world over. It’s high time to use sound science to change the landscape of prohibition.

Is marking the wild animals we study skewing our results? And if so, what can we do about it?

Evidence from various sciences reveals that there are diverse ways of being male, female, or both. An anthropologist argues that embracing these truths will help humans flourish.

Open science serves to make the research process more transparent. But we are still waiting to realize the fruits of open-data policies at scientific journals.

Race has been used to segment humanity and, by extension, establish and enforce a hierarchy in science. Individual and institutional commitments to racial justice in the sciences must involve political activity.

The Jeffrey Epstein scandal has focused attention on funding of higher education institutions by patrons with disgraceful behavior.

On the impending changes to the Russian Academy of Sciences

The Scientist’s coverage of key science agencies, the early days of the Trump administration, and the March for Science