The government funds institutions that stretch across American society. The Trump administration is demanding the relinquishment of constitutional rights to keep the money flowing.
The ivory tower has been breached.
Geostrategically located, with profitable natural resources, the Arctic is rapidly becoming a militarized zone of power politics in the new cold war, contested by the US and Europe, Russia and China.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory fired the talented and prolific climate scientist Rose Abramoff for displaying the banner “Out of the lab & into the streets" at a science conference.
Science may be self-correcting, but only in the long term. Meanwhile, the triumph of dubious results increases research waste, and entire careers may be spent on chasing phantoms.
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Mounting evidence suggests a lot of published research is false. But it's a lot better than denying published science.
Collaboration with academia and, often, technology companies is essential in working together to advance the cause of food and water security around the world.
According to a new study, grandmother orcas that are no longer breeding support their grandcalves, improving their chances of survival. Researchers found young orcas had a higher chance of staying alive with their grandmothers around than without.
The political war being waged against the right to science is challenging scientific evidence as a basis for policy-making, government funding for research, and scientists’ ability to convey their work. The right to science influences everything from freeing wrongfully accused prisoners to crop rotation. But to successfully defend the right to science, the scientific and human rights communities must more effectively articulate its unique value to human advancement.
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