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Organizations Call on Senators to Consider Nominees' Respect for Science
A New-year Round-up of the Science Stories You May Have Missed

How the Search for Beauty Drives Scientific Enquiry
We surveyed thousands of scientists in four countries and learned just how important beauty is to them.

Public Trust in Science is Ebbing - and Will Have Real-world Consequences
Public Trust in Science is Ebbing - and Will Have Real-world Consequences
Anti-science attitudes have historically encumbered societal progress in the U.S., often with serious ramifications. The scientific community is now bracing for upheaval as the Trump administration prepares to take office.

Science Could Solve Some of the World's Biggest Problems. Why Aren't Governments Using It?
Global Science Meeting Calls for Better Policy Links
World Science Forum warns of increased science denial among political and social movements.
'It Could Be a Catastrophe': Déjà Vu and Panic for Scientists As Trump Wins Second Term
'It Could Be a Catastrophe': Déjà Vu and Panic for Scientists As Trump Wins Second Term

'We Need to Be Ready for a New World': Scientists Globally React to Trump Election Win
How Science Journals are Confronting the 'Existential' Question of Politics this Election
Beamtimes and Knowledge Production Times: How Big-Science Research Infrastructures Shape Nations' Domestic and International Science Production
Beamtimes and Knowledge Production Times: How Big-Science Research Infrastructures Shape Nations' Domestic and International Science Production
Frontier scientific discoveries increasingly rely on big-science research infrastructures. This study investigates the effects of one of China’s prominent big-science infrastructures on the country’s production of science.

A Scientific Showdown seeks the Biological ‘Clock’ that best tracks Aging
A contest with $300,000 in prize money aims to improve molecular assays needed to test aging treatments.