Agency staff members say that the changes are reasonable, but they are worried about the potential effects on review.

Policies should reflect the ‘new reality’ of researchers’ increasing reliance on tools that can summarize manuscripts and ...

In just the first weeks of Donald Trump’s second presidency, his administration embarked on making radical changes to US science.

There were huge disruptions to the global scientific enterprise this year — but immense bright spots for health, discovery, ...

Prominent bioengineer Ali Khademhosseini has so far corrected more than 40 of the papers in question, but critics say some ...

China is leading research in nearly 90% of the crucial technologies that “significantly enhance, or pose risks to, a ...

Earth and environmental sciences cover all aspects of Earth and planetary sciences, and broadly encompasses solid Earth processes, surface and atmospheric dynamics, Earth system history, climate and ...

Diabetes describes a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar levels. Diabetes can be caused by the pancreas not producing insulin (type 1 diabetes) or by insulin resistance ...

The microbiome comprises all of the genetic material within a microbiota (the entire collection of microorganisms in a specific niche, such as the human gut). This can also be referred to as the ...

Biological sciences encompasses all the divisions of natural sciences examining various aspects of vital processes. The concept includes anatomy, physiology, cell biology, biochemistry and biophysics, ...

Obesity is a condition in which excess fat has accumulated in the body, such that it can have an adverse effect on health. Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of greater than 30 kg/m2. The ...

Cities are engines of innovation and economic growth, but they also struggle with segregation, which works against both. This study finds rings of isolation around US cities and pockets of segregation ...