Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence. Experts see President Trump as borrowing some of their tactics. Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed ...

Tom Williams / Contributor / CQ-Roll Call, Inc. Researchers and the academic community may have reason to be hopeful about the future of federal funding. Early indications from the appropriations ...

Science is being turned against itself. For decades, its twin ideals of transparency and rigor have been weaponized by those who disagree with results produced by the scientific method. Under the ...

Among the slew of actions that President Donald Trump has taken during his first weeks back in office has been a barrage of attacks on federal scientists and scientific funding. The administration’s ...

In an “SOS” to the public, about 1,900 top U.S. scientists are warning that the Trump administration’s moves against researchers imperil the nation’s health, economy and national security. In this ...

SAN FRANCISCO—They came to testify to the life-saving benefits of medical research. They came to explain how scientific discoveries avert disasters and keep skyscrapers standing during earthquakes.

In a new article, members of the Strategic Council of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examine what has happened to public confidence in science, why it has happened, and ...