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With summer in full swing, many people now find themselves picking off one of the season’s least-favorite guests: ...
Reaching the darkest depths of the sea was important because of how scientists, including Campbell, believe that life may ...
The letter she started ended up as a 200-word op-ed written with her father, AAAS Fellow and Dartmouth biology professor Mark McPeek, that was published in the Valley News, their local newspaper. The ...
The media reports on fewer archaeological discoveries from non-Western regions, finds study A Q&A with the study editor breaks down the findings further — including why U.S. news coverage favors ...
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The below charts and tables present a range of federal R&D data series, including federal research budgets by agency, character and discipline, and some national totals. Most data come from annual ...
Geospatial technologies is a term used to describe the range of modern tools contributing to the geographic mapping and analysis of the Earth and human societies. These technologies have been evolving ...
In response to the government of Zimbabwe’s May 2005 campaign to demolish settlements it claimed to be illegal, Amnesty International asked AAAS to obtain and analyze satellite imagery of four ...
In October 2012, the AAAS Council elected 701 members as Fellows of AAAS. These individuals will be recognized for their contributions to science and technology at the Fellows Forum to be held on 16 ...
The Reagan Administration also sought to cut R&D, but the Trump Administration is far more willing to scale back even basic science.
Wartime Innovation: Lessons From the Office of Scientific R&D A look at the "government startup" that drove U.S. science and technology during World War II.