
Paid Family Leave for Postdocs
With relatively small increases in budgetary support, we can support and retain new mothers in science
With relatively small increases in budgetary support, we can support and retain new mothers in science
The sophisticated sensing behaviors of marine organisms could serve as a surveillance system that aids national security
The withdrawal from the European Union could disrupt emissions trading to reduce greenhouse gases
Amid technical and political hurdles, a veteran planetary scientist takes charge of a key part of Europa Clipper, a spacecraft targeted at the solar system’s most intriguing moon
The first female winner of the prestigious Abel Prize shares details of life as a mathematician
Senator Lamar Alexander’s proposal would beef up funding for energy research and carbon capture
Emerging analytic and computing tools are enabling much better use of huge data sets
Beach communities that rely on dredging to replenish protective dunes object to expanded federal protections
In complex systems, small changes can make big differences
A pilot collaboration between Springer Nature and ResearchGate aims to boost visibility for research articles on a network for connecting with peers
Our descendants’ lives will be intertwined with advanced technologies—and that will revitalize non-technological disciplines such as philosophy
Past disasters point to steps cities and counties can take to bolster their resilience
People who are able to take vaccines but refuse to do so are the moral equivalent of drunk drivers
Some scientists question museum data analysis that suggests Roundup is not responsible for the insects’ decline
In conversation, the 2019 Templeton Prize winner does not pull punches on the limits of science, the value of humility and the irrationality of nonbelief
We need paid leave so young researchers can start families without abandoning STEM careers
Abel-prize winner Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck built bridges between analysis, geometry and physics
Universities tout how much they spend, but it’s no virtue if that spending is inefficient
“I get goose bumps every time I see it.” “I saw something so strange that I had to drop everything else to investigate.” “A tale of shark bites at a Scottish pub has led us to some new ideas about rebuilding broken bodies.” Those sentences appear in three of the feature articles in this issue written by the researchers who are doing the work...
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