The Democrats’ takeover of the House inspires hope for science-based policies, but voters struck down several ballot initiatives to counteract climate change.

The midterm elections flip several House seats in favor of Democratic candidates with STEM backgrounds.

After a surge of political enthusiasm among the scientific community since 2016, only a small fraction of candidates with science and engineering backgrounds made it through primary elections this year.  

In local races across the country, researchers are running on platforms of bringing more evidence-based decision-making into state governments.

We’ve compiled a list of political hopefuls on the ballots in state and federal races in November.

A science-oriented political action committee is supporting candidates across the country.

The future French president’s goals are pro-science, yet he will need parliamentary support.

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.

From education to space, science fared well at the polls on Tuesday.