Science Spotlights
Across AMS
AMS Updates
New Rule Would Upend Science and Rewrite Federal Grantmaking
July 1, 2026
AMS responds to an OMB rule that would restructure federal grants and give political appointees vastly more authority over grantmaking.
Looking to the Next Generation
June 26, 2026
AMS and Virginia Sea Grant Launch New Policy Fellowship
June 26, 2026
Appreciating the AMS Community on World Ocean Day
June 8, 2026
Can AI Be Safe, Accurate, and Beneficial in Science?
June 4, 2026
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A Better Starting Point for Science and Society: Relationship vs. Transaction
July 22, 2026
A knowledge-deficit model underpins much of scientists’ communication to the public. The solution? Scientists need to more generous and less needy.
Perspectives
Revisiting the Social Contract Between Science and Society
July 16, 2026
In the compact between science and society, relaying knowledge is important, but first trust must be built.
Perspectives
Current Political Problems for Science Call for More than a Political Response
July 2, 2026
“In the end, more than they wanted freedom, they wanted security and they wanted a comfortable life. And they lost…
In History
“Pressure”: A nice movie, but with kinked isobars
June 10, 2026
Paul Gross on what the new movie “Pressure” gets right, and wrong, about D-Day meteorology and Operation Overlord
AMS in the News
Reps. Flood (R-Neb.) and Sorensen (D-Ill.) launch caucus focused on weather industry
norfolkneradio.com July 30, 2026Predicting hurricane rapid intensification further in advance
ucar.edu July 28, 2026What Drives Derechos? The First Derecho Archive Could Help Meteorologists Figure It Out.
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Photo of the Week
Silhouettes of Burnt Trees Against a Vibrant Blue Sky
BY Brett Meliti on Unsplash
This image was taken at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado.
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