Read article: Joe Biden’s inauguration: why the rebuilding of trust in science is not over yet
Robert P Crease is not sure if the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th US president will automatically herald a new day for science in the US
Read article: US president-elect Joe Biden set to put science centre stage
Physicists welcome the election of Joe Biden as US president but he faces challenges to unite a divided Congress
Read article: Nobel laureates claim European Commission set to slash photonics budget by 30%
Gérard Mourou, Stefan Hell and Theodore Hänsch have warned that cuts to photonics would be disastrous for Europe's technological goals
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
