Scientists have always been trained to do research. For 40 years, they’ve been asked to ensure people believe it. How’s it ...

[CLIP: Voices read hate mail that Christie Aschwanden has received: “You should not write. You are no scientist. You are a foolish person.” “Your article could cause new breast cancer deaths.” “Get ...

Society Author: S. James Gates, Jr. The first commitment of a scientist ought to be to using logical and rational effort to comprehend objective reality without regard to one's emotions or prejudices.

A revolution is quietly unfolding in the field of evolutionary biology, challenging entrenched paradigms and reshaping our understanding of how life evolves. The newly emerging Extended Evolutionary ...

This chapter outlines the many ways in which engineering research and education impact society, the role that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has played in bringing these impacts about, and the ...

While volunteering at Northern Virginia health clinics, high school senior Aashritha Penumudi saw countless women face breast cancer diagnoses that could’ve been caught earlier. The work became more ...

Leaders from 20 national science, education, and space organizations, led by The Planetary Society and its CEO Bill Nye, along with 300 advocates from across the country, gathered to urge protection ...