Read article: US heads to the polls in an election focused on science
From dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic to stimulating industries of the future, science policy has played a larger role than usual in next week’s US election
Read article: Nobel laureates endorse Joe Biden for US president
Open letter from US laureates says that Biden has “consistently demonstrated his willingness to listen to experts”
Read article: Calls for UK and EU to compromise over Horizon Europe
Over 100 organizations and individuals say that “rapid progress” is needed in negotiations regarding the scientific framework programme
Read article: Bipartisan bill aims to revamp National Science Foundation
Lawmakers are seeking to change the remit of the National Science Foundation so that it focuses more on the commercialization of research
Read article: Ministry of Recovery and Discovery
Peter Wright on technologies that have created more problems than solutions
Read article: Learning from Black Swan events
Christopher Lavers says that when it comes to dealing with COVID-19, lessons should have been learned from previous crises
Read article: A call for unity within particle physics
Regardless of which high-energy collider design gets the CERN council's approval, Tessa Charles argues that proponents of competing proposals need to work well together
Read article: Ask me anything: Crystal Bailey
The head of career programmes at the American Physical Society gives her advice to physics graduates
Read article: Tackling the grand challenges
Nobel laureate Steven Chu from Stanford University talks about his successes as energy secretary and tells Richard Blaustein how the US can collaborate in a competitive environment
Read article: Plans for African Space Agency jeopardized by lack of progress
Funding issues and questions over how the agency will operate are set to delay its 2023 implementation date
