Tina Connolly’s Future Tense Fiction story explores fact-checking, online encyclopedias, and the quest for truth in a polarized world.

Dwaipayan Banerjee's recent book explores how the forces of global politics and capitalism shaped India’s technological revolution.

Universities are not passive recipients of federal research dollars; they pour in substantial resources of their own.

The nation’s experience with digital credentials may be helpful for others seeking to build an identity system that reflects civic values.

How can scientists and research institutions practice reparative science to contribute to social justice and a functional moral community?

Osahon Ize-Iyamu’s story takes us to an ambitious green housing project, run by a grief-stricken daughter struggling to keep her mother’s vision alive.

Osahon Ize-Iyamu’s story takes us to an ambitious green housing project, run by a grief-stricken daughter struggling to keep her mother’s vision alive.

Locally focused research investments enable coalitions of scientists and citizens to serve community needs.

A weekly roundup of Research Data Management resources.

By abandoning estimations of the costs of health benefits from pollution reduction, the EPA questions the future of evidence-based policy.

J. B. Branch reviews a book on how modern technology produces potential risks to privacy and ushers in an age of self-surveillance.

The pressure on US research universities is intense and increasing. How can these institutions adapt and thrive under these circumstances?

Legislators have an opportunity to establish a new balance between democratic accountability and protection from partisan meddling.

The new president of the National Academy of Sciences talks about learning to see as a scientist and communicating science in a noisy information landscape.

Rather than haphazardly using artificial intelligence for research, scientists and decisionmakers should take a deliberative approach.

The decimation of democratic processes that undergird state-sponsored research may be ultimately more consequential than funding cuts.

Baylor College of Medicine is partnering with school districts to create health science programs that prepare students for careers.

What happens when you hold someone’s gaze—really hold it? An artist and an inventor try to recreate that experience in Sofia Samatar’s story.

Mohole moments are when an investment in science goes disastrously wrong, revealing the tacit premise of science’s social contract.

The decimation of democratic processes that undergird state-sponsored research may be ultimately more consequential than funding cuts.

The scientific community must consider the longevity of open research infrastructure—why it might fail and how to prevent it.

Public values must shape governance and implementation of artificial intelligence.