American space science sits at a crossroads, with unmatched technical capability on one side and mounting political and budget pressures on the other. The country that built the Apollo program and the ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Over the course of just three days recently, five scientists affiliated with the University of California won Nobel prizes for discoveries that can help us more effectively treat conditions such as ...

Veronica Paulus is a former STAT intern supported by the Harvard University Institute of Politics. For most of Mary Woolley’s career, science and politics have existed harmoniously. On only a few ...

Mr. Patel is a staff editor in Opinion who covers science. America is at risk of losing a generation of scientists. Amid sweeping cuts to federal research funding by the Trump administration, job ...

The Trump administration's proposed cuts to scientific research funding reverse a decades-long trend of investment in science. Scientific research has significant economic benefits, contributing to ...

For the sixth time in seven years, the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) has been named the best science museum in the ...

Federal freezes to foreign assistance are affecting grants for investigative reporters everywhere—but especially in poorer countries ...