Diversity is important in all fields. It widens the talent pool and helps to bring fresh, original ideas to the table. This is particularly important in science, where innovation is key. Unfortunately ...

The first role models in our lives are usually our parents or guardians. They are the first adults we come across who seem to know how to survive in this world. After that, other potential icons ...

IAEA Member States have adopted a declaration recognizing the important role of nuclear science, technology and applications in addressing current and evolving global challenges. The declaration was ...

Fifty years ago, President Kennedy gave a thought-provoking speech on the importance of science in American life and the challenges it presents to government. In one of his last speeches, President ...

In April of 2018, we described in this magazine our effort to enlist colleagues in the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to sign a “Statement to Restore Science-Based Policy in Government.” This ...

Professor of Neurology and Director of Neuroethics Canada, University of British Columbia Dr. Judy Illes receives funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the National Institutes of ...

We are concerned about recent decisions by the U.S. secretary of health and human services that could undermine science-based decision-making about vaccines, including the dismissal of every member of ...