Category: Social Sciences

Imagine commuting after a long day of work on a crowded subway. Exhausted, you…

When the United States faced the looming threat of World War II in the 1930s, it bet big on science — and won. The nation invested billions of dollars in research at universities and in industry. That influx of funds led to…

Our staff’s favorite books of the year pondered science’s role in some of society’s most pressing issues, from AI to childhood trauma to river restoration. Did we miss your favorite? Let us know at feedback@sciencenews.org.

In September, the federal committee that makes vaccine recommendations voted to change the childhood immunization schedule. That in itself isn’t unusual; past committees have done so over the years. But this time, careful…

In 2025, more than 3,800 research grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation were terminated or frozen as part of the Trump administration’s effort to realign funding priorities.

Megan Murray has been in limbo. The Harvard University epidemiologist and infectious diseases doctor has grants from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to fund ongoing research on tuberculosis. Over decades, her work has produced…