Our calculations find troubling increases in taxes if a US House–led tax plan succeeds, but tuition waivers, as the Senate bill has proposed, could actually reduce students’ tax burdens.
A proposal to do so would cause waste, promote less sustainable fisheries, and penalize US fishers who follow best practices.
Graduate students from The Scripps Research Institute share how they prepared to enter policy, law, biotech, and beyond.
Overseeing assistant professors tasked with teaching freshmen how to conduct research revealed crucial gaps in STEM doctoral education.
The events of the past six months have inspired advocacy for the first time.
Is the deep uncertainty surrounding fundamental legal and ethical norms putting biobanks in a precarious position?
A US government website for collecting reports of side effects associated with vaccines is broken. Why has no one noticed?
Scientists new to advocacy must find balance between embracing diverse perspectives and guarding against anti-scientific beliefs.
How to become—and stay—involved in science policy
Lessons learned from the “Death of Evidence” demonstration in Canada
The prominent researcher has been put on administrative leave pending an investigation into unspecified allegations.
The 20-year project calls into question the conventional wisdom about the role plants will play in mitigating future climate change.
The US Senate narrowly approved the politician, who does not have a science background.
Researchers deliver small interfering RNAs loaded into nanoparticles into the ears of adult guinea pigs to regenerate hair cells damaged by noise.
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