We live in an era where information is more accessible than ever before. Paradoxically, this hasn’t made us wiser—it’s made ...

In our digital times as we are inundated with YouTube videos, memes and social media, satire is everywhere, but it can be more damaging to people's reputations than direct criticism, according to new ...

Some researchers at NASA and outside it feel betrayed by the changes at the agency, which was known for promoting inclusion ...

Misinformation about scientific topics, including falsehoods such as vaccines cause autism and climate change being an ...

Citizen science projects are meant to involve the public in research, but researchers are starting to ask if the name itself is exclusionary. Could "citizen" discourage Indigenous people and ...

A flurry of Trump orders has put health researchers in the federal government’s crosshairs, and forced many into an ethical ...

After all, it’s clear that many Americans feel disengaged from science or democracy or both. One reason may be that they blame science and technology for causing or failing to solve big problems, from ...

In 2023, we published another article about CRSP in Cell Biology Education – A Journal of Life Science Education. That article assesses the impact of shifting research modalities and their impacts on ...

Girls are less likely to take computer science then their male peers. Designing classes that appeal to them can help close the gap.

The US National Science Foundation has unfrozen grant funding, but it continues to scrutinize research projects, sowing ...

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A member of a grant review panel explains the ins and outs of applying for research funding – and the consequences of when ...