Why fieldwork is still crucial for science research
There are some things it's impossible to discern without ground truthing
Ecology
Wake Forest University
1 peer comment
Why science education for seniors is a boon for them – and for everyone else
Scientific literacy for the elderly has a host of societal benefits
Biochemistry
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
'Orphan drugs' are ascendant. What will that mean for people with rare diseases?
Niche drugs may be good for companies, but that doesn't mean they'll reach sufferers
Cell Biology
Trump's wall would harm unique and fragile wildlife on the California border
Plans must include environmental impact studies
Cardiology
UC San Diego
Billionaires are rushing into biotech. Inequality is following them into science
'Free-market philanthropy' raises yet more questions about the future of American public research
Biological Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 peer comments
Why is it so hard for scientists to talk about leaving academia?
We should value scientists who transfer their skills
Neuroscience
Northeastern University
3 peer comments
The Graduate Research Fellowship Program favors elite schools – again
The early-career grants, meant to boost diversity, end up perpetuating disparities
Physiology, Marine Biology, and Ecology
Harvard University
3 peer comments
A scientist responds to that 'Science' Instagram essay
Online outreach helps highlight women and people of color in the field
Marine Geology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
I crush stalagmites from protected caves. What can I do to give back?
Scientists should do more with the communities where they work, a cave researcher writes
Marine Geology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Creationism helped push climate skepticism into classrooms
Science education has become a political issue, but civic engagement can still work wonders
Polar Science
University of Texas at Austin
Plants are not conscious, whether you can 'sedate' them or not
A New York Times story is a case study in what can go wrong in translating science
Genomics
University of Alberta
2 peer comments
BRCA genes are more complicated than most people think
Genes long considered risk factors are about much more than cancer: they help DNA repair
Molecular Microbiology
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Ketogenetic dieting aids look too good to be true because they are
For the love of all that is starchy, there is no shortcut to weight loss
Chemical Biology
The Scripps Research Institute
How fieldwork on a remote, tiny island taught me to navigate family dinners
Doing science far away helped this ecologist talk to those close to home
Ecology
Wake Forest University
It's time to stop excluding people with disabilities from science
You can be a great scientist without being able to carry a 50-pound backpack out of a cave
Marine Geology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Artificial intelligence isn't a 'black box.' It's a key to studying the brain
Algorithms can help us see how our unconscious processes work – if we understand their language
Neuroscience
Stanford University
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The hidden costs of fieldwork are making science less diverse
Here are five practical ways to start fixing the problem
Ecology
Wake Forest University
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The Mother's Curse: how a French king’s legacy revealed a loophole in evolution
New research with roots in colonial Canada suggests new wrinkles in ideas of evolution
Genomics
University of Alberta
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The Republican tax plan would hurt students and young people. We can't let it pass
Making tuition waivers taxable would keep students out of the middle class the proposal claims to protect
Biochemistry
Carnegie Mellon University
Rand Paul's bill to stop 'silly' science would stifle research, innovation, and the economy
The senator has backed a bill that would let political appointees and "taxpayer advocates" cut research
Cell Biology
Carnegie Mellon University
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CAR-T could revolutionize cancer treatment. It can also be fatal
Nearly 70 years after the invention of chemotherapy, new treatments still come with dangerous risks
Chemical Biology
The Scripps Research Institute
How machine learning is helping neuroscientists understand the brain
An expert argues that neuroscience is using the wrong metaphors
Neuroscience
Stanford University
Can we reverse the effects of drugs on developing brains?
These researchers are trying to find out
Neuroscience
McGill University
International collaboration is the best way to understand the complexities of the brain
Why neuroscientists are creating their own CERN to understand the mind together
Developmental Biology
UC Berkeley
My 'basic' fruit fly research could help save lives
Politicians like Sarah Palin love to mock it, but here's why we should all support 'basic' research
Cell Biology
Carnegie Mellon University
The psychedelic renaissance is here. Will it last this time?
To avoid the mistakes of the past, scientists and society need to open their minds
Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University
Why studies that rely too much on drugs often fail to hold up
A pharmacologist argues that scientists shouldn't depend on pharmacological agents
Molecular Pharmacology
University of Pittsburgh
The science Nobel Prizes are sexist, racist, and misleading. Let's rethink them
We should be rewarding discoveries, not individuals
Genomics
University of Alberta
Does modern neuroscience really help us understand behavior?
Two experts argue that the field needs to move beyond its limited roots
Comparative Neuroscience
Champalimaud Foundation
Neuroscience
Sainsbury Wellcome Centre
1 peer comment
The next revolution in food is being held up by regulation
The FDA's slow processes are keeping safe, environmentally friendly products off the shelves
Cell Biology
New Harvest
Dear Harvard, Berkeley, and MIT: don't patent CRISPR
Everyone should benefit from this once-in-a-lifetime discovery
Biochemistry
Carnegie Mellon University
Why GMO labeling laws won't help US consumers make better decisions
It's not if your food was modified that matters. It's how
Molecular Biology
National Louis University
Scientists shouldn't be punished for being wrong
"How can we design experiments that work if we don’t tell each other what doesn’t?"
Chemical Cancer Biology
University of Toronto
This biologist believes we should embrace human gene editing
It could free millions from preventable, predetermined suffering
Genomics
University of Alberta
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Feeding the world as the climate changes will depend on genetic engineering
CRISPR and other tech could help us produce more food, but only if we drop the GMO stigma
Molecular Biology
Princeton University
Why you shouldn't worry about the bacteria in your sponges
Remember that study about the 'dangerous' bacteria hiding in your kitchen sponge? Not so fast
Chemical Biology
The Scripps Research Institute
We need to change the way we think about alcoholism
A neuroscientist argues that genetics alone isn't enough to beat the illness or the stigma
Neuroscience
Indiana University School of Medicine
I empathize with anti-vaxxers. Here's how flawed autism science can lead to the wrong conclusions.
Autism research is difficult to understand, and that's our fault as scientists.
Neuroscience
Indiana University School of Medicine
How Shark Week hurts the very creatures it celebrates
Showing attacks makes people less likely to support protecting sharks, though they rarely bite people unless we harm their food system
Marine Science
University of Rhode Island