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Few Chinese researchers are regarded as global leaders, as the pressure for rapid output prevails
Scientists do it to test antidepressants, but it’s fantastically cruel—plus it doesn’t even work
In the absence of rigorous science, psychologists disagree about using the neurobiology of stress to defend police officers who kill
Nine states and Washington, D.C., aim to rein in the rising share of emissions from transportation
Holding orcas and other species captive for our entertainment is nothing less than slavery
The field has plenty of talented women, but to reach leadership roles they must have visible and recognizable roles within medicine and in the public...
Policies championed by the departing Interior Secretary will also increase emissions from public lands
The 156-page “rulebook” governs how nations will achieve their pledged emissions reductions
The first step toward fixing the culture of STEM is recognizing that it’s broken
Environmental influences are important, too, but they are largely unsystematic, unstable and idiosyncratic
America could lose not just the “Dreamers” but also their vital research
New rules would cut protections for intermittent streams and some wetlands
The preliminary announcement comes in the wake of a Trump administration order that agency scientists to stop buying such tissue from humans
The trusted physician–patient relationship is a good way to recruit them
Let us give fresh consideration to the moral status of animals, nature and machines
At a meeting to coordinate climate action, the nations thwarted recognition of a recent report expressing the urgency of reducing emissions
Accusations that the astrophysicist harassed women remind us that racial and gender bias continue to harm science and scientists
The Trump administration analysis to justify the rule change made several major errors, a new study says
The ones we have now are too heavily skewed toward people of European descent
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