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The NIH remains a Caucasian-dominated workforce. Why haven’t the agency’s efforts to diversify been successful?
The NIH has required researchers to receive instruction about responsible conduct for more than 20 years, but misconduct is still on the rise.
Should institutions invest in changing the behavior of scientists found guilty of violating research rules and ethics?
Environmental issues that resonate on an immediate, emotional level seem to play better on sites like Facebook than do longer-term, but no less serious problems.
If African-American researchers are ever to gain equal opportunities in science, even subtle cases of differential treatment must be stamped out.
Increasing evidence suggests that loss of Earth’s biological diversity will compromise our planet’s ability to provide the goods and services societies need to prosper.
Why so few scientists make the leap to policy-making positions, and why more should give it a try
New amphibian species are being discovered at an exciting rate, yet they are also the vertebrates most at risk of extinction.
The problem threatens progress and stems from both a lack of attention to clear discourse and a scientific culture not focused on critical challenges.
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