U.S. Senate confirms Kelvin Droegemeier to lead White House science office
Oklahoma meteorologist to fill post vacant since the start of Donald Trump’s administration
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National academy president breaks her silence on ejecting sexual harassers
Vote may come at April 2019 members’ meeting -
One dead, three severely injured after explosion at Indian shock wave lab
Investigation underway after a gas cylinder blew up at a startup at the Indian Institute of Science -
An ‘epic scientific misadventure’: NIH head Francis Collins ponders fallout from CRISPR baby study
Collins sees very few cases where altering “the very essence of humanity” would be justified -
Trump’s nominee for USDA science post calls new U.S. climate report ‘genuine’
“No reason to doubt” assessment that Trump dismissed, Scott Hutchins tells Senate panel -
‘I feel an obligation to be balanced.’ Noted biologist comes to defense of gene editing babies
Harvard University geneticist George Church says reaction to experiments has been “extreme” -
Q&A: Escalating battle over Minnesota mine puts spotlight on studies of potential impacts
Biogeochemist Lawrence Baker evaluates the complex chemistry of mine waste -
In letter, researchers call for ‘fair and just’ treatment of Iranian researchers accused of espionage
Some government officials have said charges are baseless -
Science restored: Eddie Bernice Johnson prepares to chair key panel in U.S. House of Representatives
A Democratic majority means new leadership for a troubled panel -
Some takeaways for science from yesterday’s U.S. elections
Seven science candidates seize seats in the House of Representatives -
ETH Zurich starts process to dismiss professor accused of bullying students
Swiss university shut down astronomy institute last year where accused professor worked -
Move over, Hubble: Discovery of expanding cosmos assigned to little-known Belgian astronomer-priest
Astronomers’ vote gives Georges Lemaître his due, but historians have concerns about process -
Kathleen Williams wants Montana voters to help her restore civility and science
Democratic nominee runs on health care and making Congress work better -
Mel Hall hopes data-driven career will take him to Congress
Democratic challenger in Indiana eschews labels in race against incumbent -
A revolutionary treatment for allergies to peanuts and other foods is going mainstream—but do the benefits outweigh the risks?
Eating small but increasing doses of peanuts seems to protect children with peanut allergies, but the therapy comes with risks and unknowns -
Lauren Underwood runs on progressive values in seeking House seat
Democratic nominee takes on conservative incumbent in Illinois race
