Disregarding science is dangerous The present political climate in the United States has fostered an indifference to valid scientific information when making policy decisions.

The order, issued on Thursday, states that "each agency head shall promptly designate a senior appointee who shall be ...

As with scientists’ policy role, Republicans and Democrats express contrasting views of scientists’ judgment. Among Democrats, 64% view scientists as making judgments based solely on the facts, and 58 ...

Science has become an important part of our society, and therefore, the policy-making world as well. It provides decision makers with the primary sources of evidence that inform potential ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Late last month, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a document detailing its vision for scientific integrity. Its nine tenets ...

Critics are raising alarms over the Restoring Gold Standard Science executive order, saying the updated guidelines could weaken safeguards meant to keep politics out of federal research.

Both President Trump’s and President Biden’s administrations have emphasized in executive orders and presidential memoranda the need for objective, science-based decision-making. However ...

Science policy adviser Michael Kratsios wants private research funding to make up for the “diminishing returns” he says federal investments have yielded. But data shows that federal R&D continues to ...

While it may not make for a good bumper sticker or hat, President-elect Donald Trump has a mandate to make science great again. He should start with federal research grants. November’s election ...