The Roger Revelle Fellowship in Global Stewardship was established in recognition of Roger Revelle, a renowned statesman of science. Revelle fellows of many different scientific backgrounds help host ...

AAAS Member access only: Watch the recording of a webinar on VAST featuring AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh and other members of the VAST Task Force. Research on R&D Funding: Impacts of Federal Shutdowns ...

While election officials may conduct a number of procedural audits, absent any concerns or with a sufficient margin of victory, election results are often certified without any audit of votes. The ...

In the hunt for a remedy, when the baton is passed from dedicated academic scientists to an innovative company to trusted community advocates, outcomes for society can be especially powerful. Today, ...

The modern U.S. research enterprise has some of its roots in World War II, through the U.S. government's Office of Scientific Research and Development or OSRD. Quickly authorized by President Franklin ...

Nearly half a millennium ago science took a great leap forward with the discovery of the microscope. Before its existence it was postulated that "little creatures," too small to be seen by the naked ...

There are several current efforts to require labeling of foods containing products derived from genetically modified crop plants, commonly known as GM crops or GMOs. These efforts are not driven by ...

American Association for the Advancement of Science has awarded the distinction of Fellow to 396 of its members for 2017 in recognition of their contributions to science and technology, scientific ...

Corvid expert John Marzluff with bird biologist at Yellowstone, Lauren Walker. Image by Andrius Pasukonis. Crows have long been feared by humans. A sign of bad luck to come, an omen of evil or even, ...

Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, who we named the unit of frequency; a cycle per second is one hertz. (Image: Robert Krewaldt, Public domain because its copyright has expired.) Heinrich Hertz was a brilliant ...

The U.S. remains the largest R&D spender but by the smallest margin since the mid-90s. It is 13th in government R&D intensity, fifth in private R&D intensity and 6th in basic science intensity. China ...

Nearly 500 members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science have earned the lifetime distinction of AAAS Fellow. AAAS Fellows are elected each year by their peers serving on the ...