For the past three decades, glaciologist Helen Amanda Fricker has been investigating polar regions — the fastest changing ...

In the six months since President Donald Trump started his second term, American scientists have been thrust into a world of uncertainty. It all has implications for scientists’ careers, the pace of ...

Researchers said they tried to manage how their activism was perceived by clarifying their expertise and acting alongside other scientists.

Erin Morrow, a native of Powder Springs, Georgia, was diagnosed at age 20 with a cardiac conduction disorder that left her at risk of sudden cardiac arrest. A pacemaker implant made her recovery ...

Federal data shows the NIH lost about 4,400 people — more than 20% of its workforce. Scientists say the departures harm the U.S.’ ability to respond to disease outbreaks, develop treatments for ...

Back in high school chemistry, I remember waiting with my bench partner for crystals to form on our stick in the cup of blue solution. Other groups around us jumped with joy when their crystals formed ...

Thousands of scientific papers have used data collected by users of the platform iNaturalist, according to new research. By Emily Anthes In the spring of 2019, a nature photographer hiking in the ...

By treating leadership as a future role, research training overlooks skills trainees practice daily and delays their ...

Data-analysis and modelling positions are already becoming obsolete, but hands-on experimentalists can breathe easy for now.

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Everyone knows scientists are in the business of “discovering” things. But what exactly do they do? When I was growing up in ...