science policy

A new analysis finds that while some federal agencies have made strides in safeguarding the validity of their research, more work needs to be done.

A champion of breast cancer awareness in the African-American community passes away at 63.

Do-it-yourself science is likely as old as science itself, driven by an inherent curiosity about the world around us.

How should the government ensure the safety and responsibility of do-it-yourself biologists?

Citizen scientists can inspire innovation and advance science education—and they are proving adept at self-policing.

Officials in the most populous nation on Earth have finally owned up to clusters of the disease around areas beset by industrial waste and other pollutants.

Why so few scientists make the leap to policy-making positions, and why more should give it a try

After a 4-year stretch as US Energy Secretary, during which he fought to fund research on clean energy technology, Steven Chu has announced his resignation.

Charges of corruption and cronyism involving research funding have toppled the Balkan nation’s top science official.

Women have come a long way, but roadblocks remain

Long-term, life, and disability insurers may still be able to deny coverage to patients with a genetic disease, under current nondiscrimination legislation.

More than 140 nations agree to a plan to limit global mercury emissions.

The Obama administration announces a $10 million, 23-part plan to curb gun violence in the country.

More than 100 scientists signed a letter asking government to increase research on gun violence.

A conservative republican, and supporter of research, will be the chair of the House appropriations committee that controls the budgets for the National Institutes of Health.

Experts in Washington have reached an agreement over how to fund avian influenza research.

This year, US politics was dominated by the run-up to October elections, with science policy issues playing a role here and elsewhere around the world.

Advocacy groups are petitioning Congress to avoid sequestration, which could leave funding for science billions of dollars short in 2013.

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, climate scientists should make their consensus about climate change known to all who care to listen.

A bill that would increase visas for foreign-born, US-trained science and engineering graduates passes in the House, but is unlikely to get through Senate.