November 12, 2013
Social Scientists Hit Back at NSF Grant Rules
Social, behavioral and economic researchers hope to fend off "national security" and "U.S. economic interests" restrictions on NSF funding programs
Stories by Sarah Zhang
Sarah Zhang writes about science and culture. She's currently on a traveling fellowship in Israel where she is also researching on fruit flies at the Institute of Evolution. Before that she studied neurobiology at Harvard. Read more of her work at her website or follow @sarahzhang on Twitter.
The SciencesNovember 7, 2013
Republicans Put "National Interest" Requirement on National Science Foundation
A proposed bill would require the NSF to justify awards using criteria including economic competitiveness and national defense
October 18, 2013
U.S. Government Scientists Head Back to Work
Overflowing in-boxes and confusion greet relieved researchers after the 16-day partial government shutdown
October 7, 2013
Feces-Filled Pill Stops Gut Infection
The treatment has been found to halt recurrences of Clostridium difficile bacteria, but a commercial pill is still far off
HealthSeptember 17, 2013
Pig-Manure Fertilizer Linked to Human MRSA Infections
Living near livestock farms and manure-treated fields are found to be associated with higher rates of antibiotic-resistant infection
EvolutionDecember 13, 2011
Divergent Evolution: Arabs, Israelis and Blind Mole Rats