Featured blog: Data from the vast majority of human cancer trials never get published, a new study finds — and that's not a good thing.

Featured blog: When it comes to attitudes about climate change, the chasm between Democrats and Republicans is wide. Political-polling analysts speculate that a McCain win in November might do more than an Obama victory to win over the minds of climate-change skeptics.

A new petition developed to lobby the presidential candidates argues that increased federal investments in basic energy research are essential.

Here are a few names from the teams of advisers counseling the presidential candidates.

Big action and big bucks are needed to deal with the United States' energy problems, research leaders argued today.

Featured blog: John McCain weighs in on science and technology issues with long-awaited written responses to the Science Debate 2008.

Students seem increasingly apathetic to the printed word.

Featured blog: The Obama campaign answers 14 questions posed by the Science Debate 2008 committee, and research figured prominently in most of the answers.

Obama and McCain weigh in on stem cells, federal research funding, and preventive medicine.

Where to find cool and informative middle-school-appropriate news on science: Here.

The presidential candidates have pledged to respond to science questions in a virtual debate.