The NSF award will help a high-powered ecology, evolution and conservation biology graduate program recruit and retain some of the nation's top students.

Title: Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology Executive Area: Academic Affairs College/School/MBU: College of Natural Sciences Department: Biology Work Location: Amherst Schedule: Full Time Work A...

A new journal documents species “lost to science.” Plus, a project to locate lost firefly species in the U.S. and Canada.

The Journal of Lost Species is a true open access journal which aims to highlight global research documenting the loss and rediscovery of species.

As bees’ primary source of protein and lipids, pollen is a nutritional resource key to the persistence of wild populations. Because bee taxa may differ in their pollen macronutrient requirements, and ...

A proposed clawback of already distributed research funds comes as the US agency struggles with a squeezed budget and a backlog of grant applications.

Some of the nation’s top research universities are shrinking doctoral programs because of uncertain federal funding.

The government’s delays renewing in-progress research are leaving researchers in limbo.

Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year

Critics say bill would weaken U.S. science by cutting flows of ideas and talent

US science funder once again restricts awards to Harvard University and other research institutions.

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The NIH’s spending on new medical research is significantly slower than in previous years, leaving confused scientists in the lurch.

Postdoctoral Fellowships offer researchers holding a PhD the opportunity to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral mobility.

The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...

Jeanne Zeh worked at the University of Nevada, Reno for 22 years and will have a scholarship established in her memory to benefit biology students.

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Title: Field Botanist State Role Title: Scientist II Hiring Range: $55,000 - $65,000 Pay Band: 5 Agency: Dept Conservation & Recreation Location: Roanoke, VA Agency Website: www.dcr.virginia.gov R...

University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!

More than 18,000 children younger than 5 will no longer receive a free book every month, after the state legislature failed to renew the program's funding.

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A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

Mexican tetras that got swept into pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs. They lost their eyes in multiple ways — and gained some nifty traits too.

We seek a creative, collaborative, and visionary plant biologist to establish an internationally recognized research program at the forefront of plant-microbe interactions aimed at understanding how t...