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Why a nature-positive economy is Europe's smartest investment

Commissioner Jessika Roswall writes that restoring ecosystems can unlock billions in sustainable growth and resource security at the same time as mitigating severe climate risks. After this year’s EU Green Week in Brussels, one message stands out above all others: investing in

Anthony Fauci

The public health expert and former federal health official talks about the politicization of science

Iranians up at dawn to cheer their team at World Cup

Solemn silence during the national anthem and howls of joy after the goals: in Tehran, Iranians followed their team's first steps on American soil in the World Cup with curiosity through the night. Most in the Iranian capital were asleep when the match against New Zealand

Ted Budd

The North Carolina senator shares why the U.S. needs to remain globally competitive in science and technology

Sally Kornbluth

The university president and biomedical scientist talks about the hope and doubt in U.S. science today

Rochelle Walensky

The former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention talks about threats to U.S. science and ways they can be stopped

Robert Metcalfe

The Internet pioneer talks about tenure and publications and shares what needs to change for U.S. science to forge ahead

Randy Schekman

The Nobel laureate on how resilience can help young scientists succeed and why governmental support of science should be bipartisan

Omar Yaghi

The Nobel laureate shares how artificial intelligence will change the way science is done

Max Hodak

The Neuralink co-founder on how artificial intelligence is the new industrial revolution

Lucy Jones

The well-known seismologist on the need for the U.S. to recalibrate its social commitment to science

Kim Budil

The director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory discusses changing the pace of scientific research

John Urschel

The mathematician and former NFL player on the benefits of having a broad background for young people who are interested in science

J. Marshall Shepherd

The well-regarded meteorologist shares advice for young scientists to become as good at communication as they are at discovery

Gerbrand Ceder

The University of California, Berkeley, materials scientist on the hope the next generation of scientists represents

Gavin Newsom

The governor of California, where science and technology are large parts of the economy, on finding the balance in innovation between taking risks and being reckless

Feng Zhang

The CRISPR expert on why immigration should be considered an economic and national security asset for science

Fei-Fei Li

The Stanford University artificial intelligence leader on why basic science needs more support

Emery Brown

The computational neuroscientist on how scientists themselves need to better advocate for government support

Edward Witten

The renowned physicist on the lack of public support for political interference in science

Bill Foster

The congressional representative and physicist talks about the search for scientific truth and the role of immigrants in the U.S. scientific enterprise

Alan Guth

The M.I.T. cosmologist shares his thoughts on physics, the federal funding of science and the resilience of the scientific community