Science Matters

The world's oceans play a critical role in supporting life on Earth, but they are under threat from human activities.

Ensuring that every citizen has access to STEM experiences is a critical piece to building an equitable research enterprise. Since 1979, the U.S.

What are the most efficient ways to change the world for the better?…

From habitat loss to pesticides, many bees face threats to survival, and in turn, so do the flowers that depend on them. However, simply saving a greater number of bees is not enough.

The "aha!" moment for a researcher is special.

Supercomputers can complete tasks so impressive that they have outpaced science fiction movies. However, they do more than that, they can provide inspiration to the next generation of scientists.

A diverse scientific workforce is essential to a highly successful research enterprise.

The bee at the window, the ants on the porch, the beetle on the floor, the spider in the corner – they're all part of a vast underworld of insects that sustains the Earth and the humans that inhabit…

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Though you may be familiar with the far-flung research on the impacts of a changing climate, like this study from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute about emperor penguins, climate change research is…