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You Need a Superhuman Memory to Fill Out Trump's New Visa Survey
Some applicants will have to provide 15 years of detailed info on travel, residency, and employment—plus their social media handles and email addresses.
This group is prepping scientists to run for office in response to Trump
The Trump administration’s attempts to suppress and discredit research on climate change has become a call to action for many usually apolitical scientists.
There's an Ant Subspecies Named After Radiohead Because Science Loves Them Too
If you don't have a subspecies named after you does your music even bang?
Canada Is Considering Gender Quotas For Major Research Positions
The Naylor report examines problems faced by young researchers who felt shut out of the system.
Let’s Remember Exxon’s Extremely Fucked Up Response to Its Catastrophic Oil Spill
After the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Exxon launched a ruthless crusade to intimidate and discredit government scientists.
3,000 Scientists Have Asked for Help Running for Office to Oppose Trump
A nonprofit organization dedicated to getting more scientists elected has been overwhelmed by the response from the scientific community.
Andrew Arreak Is Helping Inuit and Arctic Researchers Work Together
A community-led project called Ikaarvik prioritizes traditional Inuit knowledge.
In the Age of ‘Alternative Facts,’ Scientists March in Defense of Evidence
Typically apolitical, scientists felt compelled to defend their work outside the AAAS conference in Boston.
Scientists in Canada Are Organizing a Boycott Against US Conferences
“If one of us can’t go, we don’t go at all.”
This Moth With a Golden Head Was Named After Trump
"By naming this species after the 45th President of the United States, I hope to bring some public attention to [...] the neglected micro-fauna component of the North American biodiversity."
Dark Matter Hunters Are Hoping 2017 Is Their Year
If we don't find it soon, our best searches could be doing it wrong.
Why 2,300 Scientists Sent a Letter to the Trump Transition Team
"We certainly want the incoming administration and Congress to pay attention."