In government agencies, 20 percent of high-level science appointments are vacant, The Washington Post reports.

A new report from the National Science Board identifies changes in the US’s global R&D investment and output, as well as in the country’s science and engineering workforce in recent years.

Four University of Florida faculty members leave their jobs as a state committee that formed last month pledges to investigate individual researchers and institutions.

Offenses ranged from failure to disclose a consensual relationship to stalking and included three faculty members.

Last month, 10 UK universities became part of the UK Reproducibility Network, joining researchers, funders, journal publishers, and regulatory agencies.

Most of the panel’s members were appointed by the Trump administration.

Medicare for All could expand access to medical interventions—the very goal of biomedical research.

Rachel Madley, a Columbia University PhD student, discusses her views on access to healthcare.

The modification of three babies’ genes by He Jiankui drew widespread criticism from scientists.