Vatican defends science from politics, ideology and misinformation

Around the world, we are “witnessing an alarming rise in attempts to discredit, politicize or suppress scientific knowledge,” the Vatican says in a new (June 16) Pontifical Academy of Sciences ... Read More

Opinion: A judge just took Trump to task for his attack on science

In some quarters, science has a bad name. Some children, from their first exposure to courses in biology, chemistry, or physics, are intimidated by their quantitative focus or turned off by what they ... Read More

White House office tells agencies to apply 'Gold Standard Science' to depoliticize research, restore trust

EXCLUSIVE: The White House Office of Science and Technology on Monday directed federal agencies to implement “Gold Standard Science" to de-politicize science and restore public trust, Fox News Digital ... Read More

Politics and science can mix

Scientists in the United States tend to avoid activism; many fear that wading into politics will undermine their work and compromise their independence. Others worry that engaging in protest or ... Read More

Political science - political activities and political behavior - Phys.org

The latest news on political science . Police in England and Wales to get more money—but increasing funding won't necessarily mean less crime ... Read More

Cuts to federal science spending will cost every American

A stronger economy: Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas estimate that government investments in scientific research generate returns of up to 210 percent, and that about a quarter of U.S. Read More

Judge orders NIH to restore research funds terminated using political, not scientific criteria

A federal judge in Boston ordered the National Institutes of Health to restore billions of federal research dollars terminated in recent months by the Trump administration.  Judge William Young said ... Read More

Trump Administration Cancels NIH Scientific Integrity Policy

Rescinding the NIH scientific integrity policy “puts all science at risk,” said Jennifer Jones, director for science and democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists. Read More

How Scientific Journals Became MAGA’s Latest Target - WSJ

The Trump administration’s attack on scientific institutions has been characteristically audacious: Eliminating the U.S. Agency for International Development, which funded healthcare ... Read More

Vera Rubin’s Legacy Lives On in a Troubled Scientific Landscape

A powerful new telescope will usher in a new era of cosmic discovery, but in a political climate vastly different from when it was named for a once overlooked female astronomer. Read More