In the midst of this atmosphere, it may seem counterintuitive to focus on joy and inspiration. But that’s exactly what we ...

The modern U.S. research enterprise has some of its roots in World War II, through the U.S. government's Office of Scientific Research and Development or OSRD. Quickly authorized by President Franklin ...

There are several current efforts to require labeling of foods containing products derived from genetically modified crop plants, commonly known as GM crops or GMOs. These efforts are not driven by ...

American Association for the Advancement of Science has awarded the distinction of Fellow to 396 of its members for 2017 in recognition of their contributions to science and technology, scientific ...

Corvid expert John Marzluff with bird biologist at Yellowstone, Lauren Walker. Image by Andrius Pasukonis. Crows have long been feared by humans. A sign of bad luck to come, an omen of evil or even, ...

Strategy-based video games have shown some promise in improving brain function in older adults, suggesting the games might provide a defensive measure against dementia and Alzheimer’s, said a brain ...

The U.S. remains the largest R&D spender but by the smallest margin since the mid-90s. It is 13th in government R&D intensity, fifth in private R&D intensity and 6th in basic science intensity. China ...

Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, who we named the unit of frequency; a cycle per second is one hertz. (Image: Robert Krewaldt, Public domain because its copyright has expired.) Heinrich Hertz was a brilliant ...

In November 2011, the AAAS Council elected 539 members as Fellows of AAAS. These individuals will be recognized for their contributions to science and technology at the Fellows Forum to be held on 18 ...

Nearly half a millennium ago science took a great leap forward with the discovery of the microscope. Before its existence it was postulated that "little creatures," too small to be seen by the naked ...

Nearly 500 members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science have earned the lifetime distinction of AAAS Fellow. AAAS Fellows are elected each year by their peers serving on the ...

The FY 2018 budget proposal is undoubtedly a difficult one for R&D. But is it an historically difficult one? In a word: yes. In fact, there’s a strong argument to be made that the first Trump ...