House Democrats move to resurrect Congress’s science advisory office
Spending bill includes $6 million to restore Office of Technology Assessment".
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Plan to drill in Alaskan wildlife refuge downplays climate impact, U.S. agency argues
Bureau of Land Management analysis flawed, wildlife officials say".
Thousands of scientists in Argentina strike to protest budget cuts
Young scientists are left with few career options while labs scramble to pay for equipment, reagents, and cleaning".
In lopsided vote, U.S. science academy backs move to eject sexual harassers
Full membership will now vote on historic bylaws change".
Top stories: Warming worsens inequality, a brave new ‘overworld,’ and a foreign ties fiasco
This week’s top Science news".
U.S. universities reassess collaborations with foreign scientists in wake of NIH letters
Dual faculty appointments could receive increased scrutiny".
Analysis: U.S. science adviser has a vision for cutting research red tape, but details are scarce
Kelvin Droegemeier faces long odds in tackling perennial complaint".
Neanderthals may have trapped golden eagles 130,000 years ago
New research suggests they may have passed the lesson on to us".
Medical DNA sequencing leads to lawsuits and legal questions
Effort to reconcile law and genomics moves forward as multiyear project LawSeq nears finish line".
Hitchhiking bacteria might help their host navigate via magnetic fields
Tiny protists spike their membranes with magnetic bacteria".
