The federal government is full of scientists who lend their expertise to key decisions about our food, medicines, environment ...

Some scientists say that the Trump administration has forced the NIH “to politicize research” with cuts to research on health disparities and gender identity. Jay Bhattacharya says he aims to focus on ...

Space-agency declaration of dissent and NSF petition join similar documents from staff at the EPA and the NIH.

Current and former employees at NSF, NASA, NIH, and the EPA have signed onto letters enumerating their concerns.

Photo: Standford University/Rod Searcey India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC — Jay Bhattacharya’s vow to welcome scientific dissent is under pressure just months into his tenure as director of ...

A declaration of dissent from past and present NASA employees warns that science and safety are at risk and joins similar ...

On Monday, scores of scientists at the agency sent their Trump-appointed leader a letter titled the Bethesda Declaration, challenging "policies that undermine the NIH mission, waste public ...

WASHINGTON — In his confirmation hearings to lead the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya pledged his openness to views that might conflict with his own. "Dissent," he said, "is the ...

Hundreds of current and ex-employees of NASA signed a formal dissent letter protesting the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the agency.

On Monday, scores of scientists at the agency sent their Trump-appointed leader a letter titled the Bethesda Declaration, challenging "policies that undermine the NIH mission, waste public ...