U.S. science always suffers during government shutdowns. Funding lapses send government scientists home without pay. Federal ...

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 ...

The US High Energy Physics Advisory Panel has been dissolved for reasons of politics, not efficiency, says Robert P Crease ...

In recent years, the United States has faced rising concerns regarding climate change. Communities across the country have ...

As the world approaches critical tipping points, a comprehensive global scientific report shows that resilience—the ability ...

President Donald J. Trump’s latest actions will further upend the federal grantmaking process in the US, according to research advocacy organizations. An executive order issued Aug. 7 would give ...

SOCORRO, NM - 1999: These 27 moveable antennas, known as the Very Large Array, take in radio signals, some extremely faint, from throughout the cosmos, 1999 near Socorro, New Mexico. The VLA is a ...

Stephen Decina — who was recently named the inaugural executive director of climate science, policy, and action — discussed his goals and vision for his term in an interview with The Daily ...

The Interior Department has resurrected an “open science” policy that echoes a much-criticized approach in place during the first Trump administration. In a new secretary’s order signed Aug. 29 but ...

WASHINGTON — The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today its 2025 cohort of Science Policy Fellows. Beginning Sept. 1, 2025, the 12 ...