Greater computing power, more information consumption, and the rise of generative artificial intelligence means that the U.S. is facing a rapid increase in data generation.

With summer in full swing, many people now find themselves picking off one of the season’s least-favorite guests: ...

Reaching the darkest depths of the sea was important because of how scientists, including Campbell, believe that life may ...

In response to the government of Zimbabwe’s May 2005 campaign to demolish settlements it claimed to be illegal, Amnesty International asked AAAS to obtain and analyze satellite imagery of four ...

In today’s rapidly changing news landscape, many peer-reviewed studies don’t receive mass media attention. But studies that don’t reach the public via the news have a harder time advancing society’s ...

The Reagan Administration also sought to cut R&D, but the Trump Administration is far more willing to scale back even basic science.

Wartime Innovation: Lessons From the Office of Scientific R&D A look at the "government startup" that drove U.S. science and technology during World War II.

In October 2012, the AAAS Council elected 701 members as Fellows of AAAS. These individuals will be recognized for their contributions to science and technology at the Fellows Forum to be held on 16 ...

The Road to Lenacapavir, a Breakthrough HIV Treatment Three individuals have been awarded the AAAS Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award for their work on the drug.

The 2024 awards recognize a broad span of accomplishments, from mentoring the next, more diverse cohort of chemical scientists, to using cutting-edge science to advance human rights, to connecting ...

Now that physicists have found the Higgs boson, the "God particle," the study of physics has entered a new phase. However, a new phase of a different type emerged nearly a century ago as scientists ...