These Native American Scholars Marched For Indigenous Science
“There are numerous contemporary indigenous sciences based on a long tradition and history. They need to be validated as such — not as folklore."
Scientists Taught A Robot Language. It Immediately Turned Racist.
A new study finds that some artificial intelligence algorithms associate names like Adam and Courtney with words like “peace” and “friend,” while linking Jamel and Jasmine more strongly with “murder” and “abuse.”
Damn It Feels Good To Be A Secretary Of The Interior
Ryan Zinke is the new head of the Department of Interior, an agency that controls the energy industry's access to public lands. He also loves taxidermy!
Tom Price Defends Trump Proposal To Cut Funding To Public Health And Research
The plan would have “catastrophic results for Americans,” one representative said.
A Fight Over A Bison Herd In Montana Sets Retired Rangers Against Tribes
A rare win for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes is being challenged by a group of former rangers.
Here's How Trump's White House Shut Down National Parks' Twitter
The new administration was "not jazzed" about two rogue re-tweets from the NPS official account, internal emails reveal.
Here's How The National Park Service's Twitter Account Got Locked Down After Criticizing Trump
"The new leadership is not jazzed.”
Now US Politicians Are Attacking Ocean Science, Too
Fishing industry reps and lawmakers claimed that protected ocean zones are based on "junk science."
Trump Just Named A Bush Administration Doctor To Head The FDA
The White House has named Scott Gottlieb to head the US agency charged with monitoring food and drug safety nationwide.
Native Nations Brought The Standing Rock Fight To Washington
"We are in the 21st century. This is no longer a matter of explorers and imperialists, savages and infidels," the Standing Rock Sioux chairman said.
A United Nations Observer Said The US Is Still Mistreating Native People
The UN Special Rapporteur said she was "deeply concerned" by Trump's support of the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines.
3.5 Million Americans Could Encounter Man-Made Earthquakes This Year, USGS Says
Dumping oil and gas wastewater deep underground is still triggering quakes nationwide, the feds warn.
Everyone Might Be A Loser In The Gene Editing Patent Fight
DNA editor CRISPR has shown seemingly endless promise. Will companies block its use for good?
The Trump Administration’s Climate Denial Could Be Catastrophic For Tribes
“We’re not in a position to lose time anymore,” one environmental researcher said.
A Nasty DNA Patent Fight Just Ended But Experts Are Still Confused
Scientists and investors are giddy about CRISPR, a precision gene editing tool, but a patent fight erupted over who invented it first.
These Federal Programs That Serve Tribes Are Broken, Report Says
Agencies that provide health care and education for tribal members, and develop tribe-owned lands placed in trust, are at "High Risk" the GAO reported.
Feds' Civil Rights Steward Faces A “Rocky Road” Under Trump
“This is a moment that requires that the agency turn to its historic role and mission,” one civil rights advocate said.
Coal Companies Can Go Back To Ignoring Water Pollution Now
Lawmakers killed a brand-new rule that would have protected streams from mining contaminants. The rule had required miners to report contamination.
Major Universities Are Calling Their Students Home After The Travel Ban
University leaders have joined the outcry against Trump’s executive order, saying it could harm science and is anti-American. “Where we have a wall around the country, science would crumble,” said the head of one science group.
A Bunch Of “Rogue” National Parks Have Created A National Science Movement
A few mutinous tweets by the National Park Service have catalyzed a movement among science supporters that could last for months.