A list of this year's most high-profile retractions and controversies in science
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The decision comes after a committee found that the vast majority of research can be done without using chimpanzees.
Michigan’s employment commission is exploring whether graduate students at state schools have the right to unionize.
Despite scientific evidence that Plan B emergency contraception is safe for women of all ages, the department of Health and Human Services declined to approve it for over-the-counter use.
New congressional proposals would allow drug makers to bypass traditional clinical trial requirements for drugs that address rare diseases.
A Texas environmental commission removed mentions of sea level rise and human impacts on climate change in an upcoming environmental report on Galveston Bay.
Explore the past and present of US research funding, compare the investment priorities of the United States and Europe, and read an opinion from Research!America president Mary Woolley on what scientists need to do to secure the financial future of the US research enterprise.
A Senate panel has reduced the National Science Foundation’s budget by $162 million for the upcoming fiscal year.
An investigation into a polar bear scientist’s suspension raises more questions than it answers.
Most of the GOP presidential candidates would limit federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research.
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