After resigning from the University of New England last year, Geoffrey Bove continues to study the effects of massage on rats in a facility he set up in his house.

Now more than ever before, recruiting patients for a research study doesn’t have to mean getting them to leave their homes.

Tying federal research funding to scientists’ efforts to inform and engage the public can help fix widespread indifference to science.

The pandemic continues to make it difficult for researchers to get reagents and other materials in high demand for COVID-19 research and testing, threatening experiments’ progress and scientists’ careers.

Priceless collections of books, manuscripts, and personal papers have been lost.

The National Academy of Sciences is reviewing complaints about astronomer Geoffrey Marcy and geneticist Francisco Ayala, who left their academic positions following investigations at their institutions.

These new initiatives would tackle problems relating to health and climate.

The agency says that to “reset” the advisory boards and bolster “scientific integrity,” more than 40 advisors appointed during former President Donald Trump’s tenure have been let go.

The move follows widespread criticism of the episode and its promotion, and the resignation of the podcast’s host.