James Gleik, the co-editor, and three other contributors talked about the book [The Best American Science Writing 2000], published by Ecco Press. The book is a new collection of 19 magazine essays ...

Science can be polarizing, especially in times of crisis: During the worst days of the coronavirus pandemic, people fought intensely over the validity of data, and who counted as an expert.

When 16 attorneys general sued the Trump administration over its cancelation of National Institutes of Health research grants ...

It is part of a broader repositioning of American science: one that values sovereignty, ... and we will remain a magnet for the best and brightest. But we are going to do it on our terms.

Over the flight radio, the pilot calmly explained that our first task would be to measure the air directly above a station on the ground – which sounded easy enough. However, soon we plunged into a ...

For example, NSF provided 1,000 fewer graduate student fellowships in 2025 than in the decade before; a 50 percent drop in support for America’s best science students. American scientists are ...

Readers respond to articles about the Trump administration’s assault on science. Also: The coming military parade in Washington.

James Gleik and three other contributors talk about the book [The Best American Science Writing 2000]. The book is a new collection on a wide array of scientific topics. After their remarks, the… ...

In the long term, American science may no longer look reputable to scientists abroad. With so many restrictions and caveats on how data are collected, “for me, it would feel a little bit tainted ...