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OpinionScience suffers when the DOJ profiles scientists with ties to China
Federal funding agencies need to do more to prevent minor mistakes and to protect valuable international collaborations
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OpinionBiden’s big win
The fact that Biden beat Trump to the White House by such a thin margin shows the limits of science communication
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NewsResearch community breathes a sigh of relief as Biden beats Trump
US president-elect Joe Biden expected to reverse many of Trump’s actions on climate, environment and funding that worried scientists and research advocates
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NewsUS imposes sanctions on Russian institution linked to refinery cyber attack
Russia’s Chemistry and Mechanics research institute is accused of connections to Triton malware
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ResearchSearching for superconductors with supercomputers
What if most materials are superconductors under the right conditions, wonders José Flores-Livas
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NewsUS revokes over 1000 visas of Chinese students and researchers
Academic and science groups concerned by cancellations
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NewsThe first ever postdoc union at a private US university has been formed
1700 postdoc researchers at Columbia University join to secure higher pay, protection for harassment victims and parental leave
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NewsUS science Nobel laureates back Biden in presidential race
Eighty-one US Nobel prize winners, including 24 in chemistry, are publicly supporting Biden over Trump
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OpinionFrom collaboration to collusion
The US government’s crackdown on academics not declaring Chinese funding highlights a moral hazard
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NewsEPA rescinds methane emissions reduction rule
Obama-era regulations have been rolled back at the EPA, to the chagrin of some big oil firms and environmental groups
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OpinionWhy scientists are worried by a second term for Trump
Another four years could be very problematic
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NewsScience community holds its breath as US election looms
The election is a high stakes affair for university researchers and science advocates, who overwhelmingly back Biden
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NewsEPA settles Gold King mine disaster five years later
Utah state will receive $220 million as part of settlement over 2015 accident that spilled toxic waste into waterways
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ResearchTranslating snail venom research from beach to bench and beyond
Meet Mandë Holford, an interdisciplinary scientist following tangents that arise when exploring the molecular-level workings of venom peptides
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NewsCriminal charges for undeclared Chinese research ties mount in the US
Ohio State University immunologist is latest to be swept up in probe into undisclosed foreign funding
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NewsUS environmental body ditches ban on grantees on advisory panels
After several legal defeats, the EPA has backed down on controversial policy
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NewsFears that US clampdown on student visas will hamstring nation’s research
The country’s universities could suffer if restrictions aren’t eased soon
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NewsInitiative to curb bias hasn’t eliminated racial disparities in NIH funding
Study uncovers statistically significant differences between the preliminary overall impact scores awarded to black and white researchers
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NewsHarvard University’s former chemistry head indicted for lying about China ties
Charles Lieber faces up to five years in prison if convicted
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OpinionChemists amid coronavirus: Lourival Possani
A biochemist in Mexico may retire if government funding for research dries up