The focus on public access to research has sometimes overshadowed discussions of science’s societal relevance. Especially ...

In the hunt for a remedy, when the baton is passed from dedicated academic scientists to an innovative company to trusted community advocates, outcomes for society can be especially powerful. Today, ...

American Association for the Advancement of Science has awarded the distinction of Fellow to 396 of its members for 2017 in recognition of their contributions to science and technology, scientific ...

The modern U.S. research enterprise has some of its roots in World War II, through the U.S. government's Office of Scientific Research and Development or OSRD. Quickly authorized by President Franklin ...

A class of obesity-fighting drugs — the first to deliver significant weight loss without many adverse effects — may never have been delivered to patients if not for two problem-solvers. These ...

Nearly 500 members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science have earned the lifetime distinction of AAAS Fellow. AAAS Fellows are elected each year by their peers serving on the ...

Corvid expert John Marzluff with bird biologist at Yellowstone, Lauren Walker. Image by Andrius Pasukonis. Crows have long been feared by humans. A sign of bad luck to come, an omen of evil or even, ...

The U.S. remains the largest R&D spender but by the smallest margin since the mid-90s. It is 13th in government R&D intensity, fifth in private R&D intensity and 6th in basic science intensity. China ...

There are several current efforts to require labeling of foods containing products derived from genetically modified crop plants, commonly known as GM crops or GMOs. These efforts are not driven by ...

Four of six major archaeological sites in Syria have been heavily looted and damaged, according to a AAAS analysis of high-resolution satellite images that documents the extent of the destruction. The ...

Buckminsterfullerene looks like a soccer ball because of its pattern of 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons. Buckminsterfullerene, a sixty carbon soccer ball-shaped molecule, was discovered, named, and its ...

Stephanie J. Bird is co-Editor of Science and Engineering Ethics and an independent consultant. She is a laboratory-trained neuroscientist and former Special Assistant to both the Provost and the Vice ...