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Dolphins raised in captivity will soon get a new, more natural home

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For this I went to college for 8+ years? No money, no respect, long hours: welcome to the postdoc slave labor market

A recent report is providing recommendations on how to improve the postdoctoral process in the sciences. A survey of 102 private and public institutions by the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) and Sigma Xi has found that, although wages and policy support have improved over the past decade, much still remains to be done to improve […]

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In 2017, politics overshadowed science and scientists fought back

Scientists taking to the streets, enormous icebergs rupturing, a solar eclipse that captured the nation’s attention and new insights into the workings of the universe. 2017 has been quite a year in science. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins William Brangham to look back and add some context.

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Bears Ears redesignation hurts paleontology

Last week, President Trump slashed the amount of protected land in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. Only a year ago Bears Ears was designated a National Monument by outgoing President Obama “to protect some of our country’s most important cultural treasures, including abundant rock art, archeological sites, and lands considered sacred by Native […]