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May 10, 2012 11:34 AM |

Texas Cancer Fund Responds to Resignation of Scientific Director

by Jocelyn Kaiser

CPRIT comments on Alfred Gilman's plans to leave

May 10, 2012 10:00 AM |

Knowing More -- And Less -- About Science

by Jeffrey Mervis

U.S. eighth graders did slightly better last year on a national science test than did their counterparts in 2009. But what that result says about the state of science...

May 9, 2012 6:12 PM |

Senior DOE Official Resigns

by David Malakoff

Arun Majumdar was founding director of innovative ARPA-E

May 9, 2012 4:20 PM |

Ancient Bones Won't Be Reburied Until California Lawsuit Settled

by Ann Gibbons

Deal extends court order

May 9, 2012 3:43 PM |

European Food Safety Official Resigns Amidst Conflict of Interest Controversy

by Jop de Vrieze

Diána Bánáti had faced pressure to step down

May 9, 2012 2:07 PM |

Nobelist Steps Down as Scientific Leader of Texas Cancer Fund

by Jocelyn Kaiser

Al Gilman cites concerns about peer review in resignation letter

May 8, 2012 3:11 PM |

U.S. White House Threatens Veto Over NOAA, NASA Funding

by David Malakoff

U.S. House of Representatives takes up spending bill today

May 7, 2012 3:46 PM |

U.S. National Ocean Policy: No Success Without Science?

by Jane J. Lee

Public, officials weigh in on White House plan to streamline marine research, management

May 4, 2012 5:28 PM |

Head of Science Teachers' Association Forced Out

by Jeffrey Mervis

Francis Eberle leaves NSTA after surprise decision by board

May 4, 2012 5:18 PM |

Death of California Researcher Spurs Investigation

by Greg Miller

A 25-year-old research associate may have contracted fatal meningococcal infection in the lab

May 4, 2012 11:41 AM |

CERN Physicist Gets 5 Years for Plotting Terror

by Barbara Casassus

Lawyer says Adlène Hicheur, who exchanged e-mails with an alleged al-Qaida member, could be released in June

May 4, 2012 10:47 AM |

Tobacco Scientists' Prize Aspirations Go Up in Smoke

by Hao Xin

After a huge uproar, a tobacco research project nominated for a prestigious Chinese science prize has been withdrawn from further consideration, according to a story today in Science and...

May 3, 2012 5:03 PM |

Engineering Academy Looks for New President

by Jeffrey Mervis

Charles Vest to step down next year at end of term

May 3, 2012 4:06 PM |

NIH, Companies Team Up to Give Researchers Access to Abandoned Drugs

by Jocelyn Kaiser

Agency to fund $20 million in grants for exploring uses for 24 compounds

May 3, 2012 2:30 PM |

$35 Million Gift for Smithsonian Dinosaur Hall

by Elizabeth Pennisi

David Koch provides funds for renovation

May 3, 2012 2:11 PM |

First Spinoff of African Math Institute Takes Root in Senegal

by Martin Enserink

The institute triggered an outpouring of support in money, time, and brainpower.

May 3, 2012 11:47 AM |

UPDATE: GM Wheat Protest Group Says It's Happy to Talk

by Gretchen Vogel

Activists, in response to open letter, maintain threat to uproot test field

May 2, 2012 5:55 PM |

U.K. Government Enlists Wikipedia Founder for Open Access Policy

by Jop de Vrieze

Jimmy Wales will help set up systems to make research information freely available

May 2, 2012 4:14 PM |

Keeping an Eye on Earth Is Getting Harder

by Carolyn Gramling

New NRC report says U.S. Earth observation system is declining rapidly

May 2, 2012 2:20 PM |

Jupiter Picked for Next Major European Space Mission

by Edwin Cartlidge

JUICE to study potentially life-bearing moons

May 2, 2012 1:01 PM |

German Research Minister Faces Plagiarism Allegations

by Gretchen Vogel

Anonymous Web site claims Annette Schavan's 1980 Ph.D. thesis contains dozens of improper citations

May 2, 2012 10:41 AM |

U.K. Researchers Plead With Protesters to Leave Plants Alone

by Gretchen Vogel

Scientists in the United Kingdom are hoping that a direct, impassioned appeal to protesters who have threatened to destroy a field trial of genetically modified wheat later this month...

May 1, 2012 5:25 PM |