Annie Jump Cannon was an astronomer, suffragist, and photographer. Nearly deaf for much of her life, Cannon is credited with the invention of the Harvard spectral classification system, which assigns ...

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A statement from AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh on the President's proposed skinny budget for federal research & development.

LSEN Liaisons will lead the AAAS K-12 STEMM Catalyst pilot initiative in West Alabama and Western Pennsylvania, with a focus on communities in Greene, Hale and Perry Counties (Alabama); and Clarion, ...

The below dashboard compares White House, House, and Senate spending proposals for science and technology programs in FY 2026. It will be updated regularly as the funding debate unfold. Click on ...

AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh testified before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee about what’s at stake by slashing federal R&D ...

AAAS Members have been sharing their feedback and Science listened. Starting with the May 1, 2025, issue, the print edition ...

I’m a physicist who’s always cared about making the field more welcoming and accessible. I want physics to be viewed less as a mysterious and difficult topic, and more as an exciting area that anyone ...

The below charts and tables present a range of federal R&D data series, including federal research budgets by agency, character and discipline, and some national totals. Most data come from annual ...