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Summary: The degree to which calling male túngara frogs defend themselves from eavesdropping frog-biting midges alters their attractiveness to females and predatory bats, though the sensory mechanisms...

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine invites applications for 4 open-rank faculty positions in the Department of Neurobiology. We are seeking candidates who apply ...

Many fellows feel the billionaire has breached its code of conduct, but others say scientific neutrality is at stake

Questions remain over whether further action will be taken after resignations and calls for the Tesla CEO to be expelled

Researchers are organizing protests and making their voices heard as Trump officials slash funding and lay off federal scientists.

David Fotouhi, a lawyer who recently challenged a ban on asbestos, worked to roll back climate regulations and water protections while serving in the Environmental Protection Agency during Trump’s fir...

Questions remain over whether further action will be taken after resignations and calls for the Tesla CEO to be expelled

National Science Foundation administrators reclassified hundreds of employees from permanent to probationary status in violation of labor contracts, according to a U.S. lawmaker and agency employee.

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When science itself is under attack, neutrality becomes complicity, says Kit Yates

Firings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers.

At an emotional meeting, foundation officials announced layoffs for about 10 percent of their workforce and warned of more firings to come.

Given the escalating attacks on science in the U.S., it is imperative that scientists take a stand to defend their discipline

White House dismissals and rationale challenged by dismissed scientists and lawsuits

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Research on science communication has largely focused on teaching scientists how to describe their studies in ways that interest the public while deepening their understanding of scientific exploratio...

DOGE chief Elon Musk has been accused of flouting the aims of the Royal Society, of which he is a fellow, in a searing letter calling for his expulsion from the centuries-old academy

Luis Alberto Castillo arrived in the United States so that he could “give everything to his son,” said his sister. Then, while scrolling on TikTok, she found out he was headed to Guantánamo.

Lawrence Tabak had served in various roles in director’s office for many years

Elon Musk’s car company is in a precarious spot.

The civil disobedience by dozens of middle-schoolers — and some adults — was aimed at the Trump administration’s rollback of DEI initiatives.