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31 March 2009 | ScienceNOW

New Climate Negotiations, Tougher Standards for Animal Experiments, and a Boost for Autism Research

Plus more from Science's policy blog, ScienceInsider
24 March 2009 | ScienceNOW

Ebola, a Severed Head, and Stephen Colbert

Plus more from Science's policy blog, ScienceInsider
17 March 2009 | ScienceNOW

Tackling Climate Change, Iraqi Science, and Animal-Rights Extremists

Plus more from Science's policy blog, ScienceInsider
10 March 2009 | ScienceNOW

A Fight Over Open Access and Patent Reform

Plus more from Science's policy blog, ScienceInsider

What Obama Got Right and Wrong This Week

Plus more from Science's policy blog, ScienceInsider
24 February 2009 | ScienceNOW

A Divisive Budget, Invisible Ph.D.s, and a Virus Meeting Attacked by a Virus

Plus more, from Science's new policy blog, ScienceInsider
13 February 2009 | ScienceNOW

Big Bucks, Tom Hanks, and a CO2 Vacuum Cleaner

Plus more, from Science's new policy blog, ScienceInsider
13 February 2009 | ScienceNOW

Wave Hello to Your Children, Wave Goodbye to Fish

Plus more from our roundup of stories from this year's AAAS meeting
6 February 2009 | ScienceNOW

French Researchers Throw Shoes, U.S. Scientists Censor Themselves

Plus more, from Science's new policy blog, ScienceInsider
9 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

ScienceInsider Roundup

A selection of this week's stories from Science's policy blog
5 January 2009 | ScienceNOW

Bush Creates World's Largest Set of Marine Sanctuaries

Waters around 11 Pacific islands will be off-limits to commercial fishing
19 December 2008 | ScienceNOW

ScienceInsider Roundup

A selection of this week's stories from Science's new policy blog
12 December 2008 | ScienceNOW

ScienceInsider Roundup

A selection of this week's stories from Science's new policy blog
11 December 2008 | ScienceNOW

Michigan State Picked for Half-Billion-Dollar Accelerator

University team beats out DOE lab in competition to build a rare-isotope facility
19 November 2008 | ScienceNOW

Daschle Poised to Head HHS

Obama selects former senator to help guide health policy
18 November 2008 | ScienceNOW

When a Flood Beats a Trickle

Old-fashioned irrigation saves water
18 November 2008 | ScienceNOW

Obama Grabs the Reins

Transition teams begin reviews of science agencies
13 November 2008 | ScienceNOW

Four Dams to Come Down

In a major shift, federal and state governments agree to demolish dams on western river
12 November 2008 | ScienceNOW

Sonar Wins in Supreme Court

Court sides with Navy in Warships vs. Whales fight
5 November 2008 | ScienceNOW

European Union Floats Tighter Animal Research Rules

Proposal would ban medical research on great apes and extend oversight to most animal studies
5 November 2008 | ScienceNOW

Big Night for Obama Also Brings Changes for Science

Propositions, congressional reshuffling will have impact on research
28 October 2008 | ScienceNOW

The French Fruit Fly Fracas

Researchers defend olive fruit fly studies ridiculed by vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin
14 October 2008 | ScienceNOW

NIH Suspends Grant to Emory University

Harshest punishment yet in wake of U.S. Senate investigation
30 September 2008 | ScienceNOW

Smog: It's Not All Cars' Fault

Gases from paint, barbecues, and even trees may contribute substantially to urban air pollution
29 September 2008 | ScienceNOW

Bells Ring for First U.S. Carbon Auction

Plan puts price tag on pollution from power industry
29 September 2008 | ScienceNOW

U.S. Science Faces a Flat 2009

Congress keeps federal agency budgets at current levels until March
19 September 2008 | ScienceNOW

McCain Freeze Would Chill Science

Campaign aide delivers downbeat message to research advocates
18 September 2008 | ScienceNOW

FDA Issues Guidelines for Genetically Engineered Animals

First-ever rules define gene modifications to be animal drugs
11 September 2008 | ScienceNOW

Bill Would Block NIH Public Access Policy

Lawmakers side with some journals in opposing posting of agency-funded studies in free archive
29 August 2008 | ScienceNOW

Good for Cops, Bad for NIH

Method to divine one person's DNA from a pooled sample is a boon for forensics and a bane for privacy advocates
13 August 2008 | ScienceNOW

Stockpiling Antibioterror Drugs May Be Unsafe, Experts Warn

Antibiotics against anthrax and other pathogens could become dangerous if used or stored improperly
12 August 2008 | ScienceNOW

Bush Administration Proposes Loosening Endangered Species Act

New rules would affect thousands of private and federal projects every year

EPA Slams Door on Climate Change

Agency head won't use Clean Air Act to curb greenhouse gas emissions

The Golden State Gets Greener

California poised to enact sweeping climate plan

A Good Week for Science

House adds hundreds of millions in funding for key U.S. agencies

A Wounded Bird Takes New Hits

Challenges mount for $14 billion climate satellite system

NIH to Overhaul Peer Review of Grants

Agency will shorten applications and ease strains on reviewers but will continue to allow resubmissions

Top U.S. Scientists, Economists Urge Carbon Cuts

1700 experts call for tougher climate legislation
24 April 2008 | ScienceNOW

Research Advocates Sink Tap on Budgets

U.S. House rejects growth in business research program
23 April 2008 | ScienceNOW

EPA Scientists Unhappy About Political Meddling

Survey reveals hundreds of complaints about changes, omissions, and misrepresentation
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