The funding agency for basic research had been led by an interim president for more than a year.

Tired of dancing to the tunes of international funders, and doubtful that long-promised national grants will come, a handful of African biomedical scientists have turned to private investors to bankroll their dreams of autonomy in the lab.

The 46-person panel will identify instances when politics got in the way of science since 2009.

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.

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

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

A bipartisan bill aims to increase the National Science Foundation’s budget over the next five years and form a new technology directorate.

Investigators from underrepresented groups have borne the brunt of the disruption to science from the pandemic, according to an opinion piece that outlines ways in which institutions can lessen the damage.

After refusing to pay the ransom demanded by those behind a cyberattack, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research has been out of action since February 8.

The program, known as ARIA, will be independent and scientist-led.

Ronald Davis of Stanford University changed his focus to research on ME/CFS, the disease formerly known as chronic fatigue syndrome, in a bid to help his son and others like him.

There are benefits of studying certain biological processes under microgravity, but whether those advantages outweigh the costs of getting experiments off Earth remains to be seen.

The state will take on additional debt to finance CIRM, which will now continue to fund stem cell research, training, and clinical trials.

If approved, Proposition 14 would authorize the state to sell $5.5 billion in bonds to extend the life of CIRM, which funds stem cell research. The ballot measure has its critics.

Government leaders claim the reductions are necessary to free up assets to deal with COVID-19 and address corruption in research.

The members of a new advisory board to the NIH met for the first time and will weigh in on federal funding for grants that rely on donated tissue from abortions.

Early career researchers face unique challenges when a senior collaborator becomes embroiled in allegations of scientific malpractice.

Rick Bright will no longer head the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority and will instead work at the National Institutes of Health on diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

President Donald Trump claims the World Health Organization failed to investigate early reports of the coronavirus, while public health experts argue that stripping the agency of its funding endangers us all.