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California to Extend Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Through 2030

Plan seeks to encourage carbon sequestration development and expand options for credits

The Golden State Killer Case Was Cracked with a Genealogy Web Site

Law enforcement’s use of an open-source DNA ancestry database raises questions about genetic privacy

Bill Gates Announces a Universal Flu Vaccine Effort

Today in Boston, Gates announced a $12-million initiative to foster the development of a vaccine effective against all flu strains.

Landmark Air Pollution Studies Could Be Excluded by Proposed EPA Rule

Research linking pollution to public health was instrumental in setting air quality standards

Scientists Favor Transparency, but Say EPA Plan Will Limit It

Directive to exclude certain research will harm public health and environment, critics say

U.S. Government Considers Charging for Popular Earth-Observation Data

Images from Landsat satellites and an agricultural-survey program are freely available to scientists—but for how long?

Here's How Scientists Can Become More Politically Engaged

They can act as pro bono science consultants to nonprofits and political campaigns—and many already are

EPA Declares Biomass Plants Carbon Neutral, Amid Scientific Disagreement

Agency argues that the nation’s forests compensate for carbon released from burning wood

The Faulty and Dangerous Logic of Missile Defense

Speaking Science to Power

A statement released by 317 National Academy of Sciences members challenges the widespread dismissal of science and scientific understanding by the Trump administration

What's It Like to Be Queer in STEM?

A nationwide project is surveying the experiences of LGBTQ+ scientists to find out

New NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine Faces "Uphill Climb" after Contentious Confirmation

Partisanship and his past statements about climate change could hinder Bridenstine’s leadership of the space agency

Traffic Deaths Increase after 4:20 P.M. on 4/20

A look at a database of fatal traffic accidents found a 12 percent increase on the informal marijuana holiday 4/20 after 4:20 P.M. compared with nearby dates.  

Low-Carbon Investment Is Moving Too Slowly to Rein in Warming, U.N. Warns

Growing recognition of climate change’s economic threat has not stymied fossil fuel investments

Our Planet, Ourselves: How Climate Change Results in Emerging Diseases

On "Darwinism"

How a great name was turned into a slander

What the History of Math Can Teach Us about the Future of AI

Doomsayers say it will put us all out of work, but experience suggests otherwise

India Joins the Worldwide March for Science

Scientists across 50 cities took to the streets against funding cuts and government leaders’ anti-science rhetoric

Is Science Hitting a Wall?, Part 2

Analysis of drug research identifies causes of declining returns, like the "better than the Beatles" problem, and a possible solution, "Dead Drugs Officers"

Is Science Hitting a Wall?, Part 1

Economists show increased research efforts are yielding decreasing returns