Diversity is important in all fields. It widens the talent pool and helps to bring fresh, original ideas to the table. This is particularly important in science, where innovation is key. Unfortunately ...

IAEA Member States have adopted a declaration recognizing the important role of nuclear science, technology and applications in addressing current and evolving global challenges. The declaration was ...

Fifty years ago, President Kennedy gave a thought-provoking speech on the importance of science in American life and the challenges it presents to government. In one of his last speeches, President ...

The first role models in our lives are usually our parents or guardians. They are the first adults we come across who seem to know how to survive in this world. After that, other potential icons ...

Professor of Neurology and Director of Neuroethics Canada, University of British Columbia Dr. Judy Illes receives funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the National Institutes of ...

A recent announcement that a fossil discovery in India was just residue from a bee’s nest was a reminder of the importance of science correcting itself. By Joshua Sokol At its best, paleontology opens ...

An early indication that the Biden administration would seek to elevate the importance of science in decision-making was the announcement that the director of the White House Office of Science and ...

In 1945, Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first city in the world to add fluoride to its drinking water. Five years later, U.S. federal officials endorsed water fluoridation, with many ...

It is difficult to measure, observing a completed building, the amount of work, resources and knowledge that were deposited there. All decisions made influence in some way the performance of the ...