The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed change would jeopardize the integrity of U.S. science.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with earthquake scientist Judith Hubbard of Cornell University about the science behind the multiple earthquakes in Venezuela, Japan and northern California Wednesday.

Hosts from NPR's science podcast Short Wave talk about an exoplanet with pink, salty clouds, the surprising social structure ...