"There is no more efficient investment of taxpayer resources than basic science and research and technology. These are the discoveries that drive not only the expansion of our economy, but the ...

David Baltimore, past AAAS president and Nobel-winning biologist, passed away on September 6.

This conversation was originally published in Science & Diplomacy, available here. Ambassador Daniel García-Peña has served as Ambassador of Colombia to the United States since July 2024. Ambassador ...

* Includes Dept. of Defense, National Nuclear Security Administration, FBI, and DHS CISA. All figures rounded to the nearest million. Changes calculated from unrounded figures. Data on R&D in the ...

When a study on a topic finds one result, and another study exploring the same subject finds something different, it's easy to wonder: What is going on? The “whiplash” this can create for consumers of ...

If enacted, the FY26 budget request would end America’s global scientific leadership. The cuts to science would imperil our nation’s future health, security and prosperity. This budget proposal stands ...

In the hunt for a remedy, when the baton is passed from dedicated academic scientists to an innovative company to trusted community advocates, outcomes for society can be especially powerful. Today, ...

Make no mistake, if Congress enacts the President’s skinny budget, the consequences for the future of our nation would be catastrophic. The United States will no longer be in the global race for R&D ...

The U.S. remains the largest R&D spender but by the smallest margin since the mid-90s. It is 13th in government R&D intensity, fifth in private R&D intensity and 6th in basic science intensity. China ...

Seventeen early-career scientists will translate complex research into compelling stories for the public as 2025 AAAS Mass Media Fellows this summer. Fellows are placed at media outlets across the ...

Science is US, a foundation-supported initiative housed within the American Association for the Advancement of Science, published a new study, Science at Work: The People and Industries Powering ...