science policy

Like a well-oiled machine, the Trump administration is focusing on what really matters in this time of democratic…

On Monday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration moved to replace its acting chief scientist with a…

In what can only be described as an incredible dunk, the Food and Drug Administration has sent a letter to Gojo…

A task force organized by the American Institute of Physics, a not-for-profit organization made up of other American…

The U.S. Department of Energy has decided on the final location of a major upcoming American particle collider:…

Scientific societies and publishers are angry about a rumor that a White House executive order might make all…

It’s not just the Alaskan landscape that’s on fire right now. The university system could also go up in smoke if the…

The White House released its record-breaking 2020 budget request yesterday, and once again, it sucks if you care…

2018 was a banner year for scientists getting elected to public office. Now, a group that pushed hard to send some…

Mark Kelly, retired astronaut and husband of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, this morning announced his bid for the…

As the U.S. government shutdown drags on, scientists are beginning to see the effects of the closure firsthand.

President Donald Trump signed a bill last week providing over a billion dollars in funding to quantum research.

Change is in the air over at the House Committee on Space, Science, and Technology. An oozing sump of climate change…

American’s largest annual Earth science conference doesn’t kick off until next week, but things are already getting…

The 2018 midterms were a mixed bag for the environment, with some key ballot initiatives failing but several…

The U.S. House of Representatives will see an influx of scientists as a result of the 2018 midterm elections.

However you feel about the outcome of last night’s election, if you care about evidence-based policymaking, there’s…

The House of Representatives passed the National Quantum Initiative Act yesterday. When signed into law, the bill…

NASA doesn’t just randomly decide what telescopes and satellites to shoot into space and what planet to study next.…

Noted craver of “the cleanest air” Donald Trump has finally nominated a science advisor. It’s the longest the post…