The Golden Goose Award, which spotlights obscure, silly sounding or odd fundamental discovery research that has led to outsized societal benefits, has announced awardees for the 15th annual season.

Complete political control over U.S. biomedical research, whether by Executive Order or OMB regulation, would harm patients, damage the economy, and turn science from an engine of progress for all ...

This conversation was originally published in Science & Diplomacy, available here. Ambassador Dr. Elsie Sia Kanza has served as Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United States of ...

The U.S. has officially lost the first-place ranking across all metrics. This means that in terms of dollars, people, papers, and patents, China is now the dominant global power in R&D. This report ...

Americans deserve a government that funds the best ideas and the strongest science. For a century, American science has yielded unexpected breakthroughs and formed the basis of trillion-dollar ...

The below dashboard compares White House, House, and Senate spending proposals for science and technology programs in FY 2027. It will be updated regularly as the funding debate unfold. Click on ...

Once again, we urge lawmakers to deny the steep cuts proposed to federal R&D funding in the Administration’s Budget Request for fiscal year 2027. Thanks to bipartisan support, Congress did its job and ...

The American Association for the Advancement of Science has announced the 2026 winners of eight awards that recognize scientists, engineers, innovators and public servants for their contributions to ...

A federal government shutdown occurs if Congress fails to pass appropriations or a stopgap measure to fund the government by the start of the fiscal year on October 1. When a continuing resolution (CR ...

Greater computing power, more information consumption, and the rise of generative artificial intelligence means that the U.S. is facing a rapid increase in data generation. To meet those demands, data ...