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A Senate panel has reduced the National Science Foundation’s budget by $162 million for the upcoming fiscal year.

A bacterial outbreak at a Chinese University prompts the firing of administrators and highlights more systemic concerns.

Philanthropic organizations devote millions to a research project aiming to develop genetically modified, virus-resistant versions of a Sub-Saharan staple crop.

The makers of Marlboro cigarettes are asking researchers at a Scottish university to disclose data on children’s thoughts on tobacco marketing.

Millions are pumped into research on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and high-profile arrests are made amid demonstrations fighting the construction of a new pipeline.

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America's key federal biomedical research agency officially releases its new policy on conflicts of interest.

The National Academy of Sciences will propose a plan for cutting back costs at state universities.

UK’s Research Councils may fund fewer new doctoral students in the upcoming academic year.

Most of the GOP presidential candidates would limit federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research.

An initiative that would require universities to post their researchers' industry ties online has faltered.

The bill to raise the debt ceiling and reduce the deficit would slash billions of dollars for basic scientific and medical research.

A US judge dismisses a case against federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research.

The number of human embryonic stem cells approved for federal funding continues to grow.

A watchdog group urges the US government to enact guidelines that would require federally-funded researchers to publically disclose financial interests.

The world’s newest country has a long road ahead toward the recovery of its scientific research.

A new study finds that more than two thirds of Americans approve of the use of stem cells in research aiming to cure serious diseases.

Whether it’s attending a Scottish dance party or asking physics buffs to custom build your tools, researchers at this year’s top institutions are getting creative at work.

A confession and supportive letters convince a judge to go easy on a researcher who fabricated data in a federal grant proposal.

A new report suggests that potential malaria treatments currently under study comprise the largest drug pipeline in history.