Uche Medoh's research describes the synthesis of BMP, a molecule with protective effects against various neurodegenerative ...

Stories describing what can happen when science is manipulated or misapplied are among the winners of the 2025 AAAS Kavli ...

The Caribbean Division, the last of AAAS’ remaining regional divisions, will sunset this year. Its leadership, however, will continue into a new chapter with AAAS, deepening its work and transitioning ...

For innovative work that addresses these questions through cross-field collaboration, Rachit Dubey and Jiacheng Miao are the ...

Political scientist Robert Putnam wants to fix the U.S.

Estimated federal research and development (R&D) is the fraction of an agency’s funding that is labeled as specifically for the performance of basic and applied research, development, or the purchase ...

Shutting down the government is no way to unleash U.S. innovation. This act delays setting clear priorities for our nation’s research enterprise and amplifies uncertainty that has enveloped the ...

AAAS has responded to the National Institutes of Health’s request for input on its plan for “Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs,” as released in July 2025. AAAS’ response ...

A federal government shutdown occurs if Congress fails to pass appropriations or a stopgap measure to fund the government by the start of the fiscal year on October 1. When a continuing resolution (CR ...

Greater computing power, more information consumption, and the rise of generative artificial intelligence means that the U.S. is facing a rapid increase in data generation. To meet those demands, data ...

* Includes Dept. of Defense, National Nuclear Security Administration, FBI, and DHS CISA. All figures rounded to the nearest million. Changes calculated from unrounded figures. Data on R&D in the ...