At a briefing at the AAAS Annual Meeting moderated by Clive Cookson, a veteran editor and science writer at The Financial Times, these EICs took to a stage to address some of the most challenging ...

Parikh cited the fiscal year 2026 federal budget that Congress recently completed, which retained nearly flat funding for ...

Members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science have elected Eric D. Isaacs, Ph.D., president of Research ...

Science is at a pivotal moment in which we are reexamining the role of the federal government in supporting basic research; ...

Science touches lives every day. It drives the innovation and discovery that help us understand and interact with the world around us. The resources in this toolkit will help you engage, educate and ...

Science has never been more important for informing sound policy and ensuring progress for all citizens. AAAS leverages scientific evidence to engage policymakers and society at large. Through various ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Stephanie J. Bird is co-Editor of Science and Engineering Ethics and an independent consultant. She is a laboratory-trained neuroscientist and former Special Assistant to both the Provost and the Vice ...

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 ...