President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.

An overview of some grass roots (by scientists) activism and proposed (California) legislation

The past decade has seen “a consistent, sustained pattern" of violence against Indigenous people who oppose corporate human rights abuses.

The new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way for state-controlled science

NIAID’s Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s departm...

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has opened up 73 jobs to internal candidates. They include roles just vacated by people who are receiving full pay and benefits through September.

DisabledInSTEM is a platform that offers support, mentorship opportunities and shared resources for persons who are navigating science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields with disab...

As the second Trump administration sends U.S. science into upheaval, countless researchers are fighting for their futures

Figuring out what to focus on now & next in science and higher ed

“Barnard was not given advance notice of this outreach,” the college’s general counsel wrote in an email to faculty.

Our job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence.

The funding pause amid civil rights investigations into both universities sharply escalates the Trump administration’s campaign against elite colleges.

Farmers rely on year-round help from immigrants to harvest mushrooms. While workers’ immigration status may vary, deportations could destroy the town as they know it.

Mahmoud Khalil’s detention is a frightening sign of an authoritarian slide.

Black Americans are more willing to participate in medical studies led by Black doctors and researchers, perceiving them as more trustworthy, finds new research co-authored by a Cornell economist.

In an interview on how recent federal actions are affecting the research enterprise, NAS President Marcia McNutt said, “America can’t be great without great science. That is where the Academies can…