Countries around the world are debating and deploying new rules and tools to try to minimize the risks and maximize the benefits of increasingly global scientific research.
Why it matters: These policies will shape the course of science and the technologies it powers — as well as govern who collaborates with whom.
Many schools across the U.S. will be closing their doors for the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse on April 8.
The big picture: The path of totality will pass over parts of 15 states and should completely engulf several major cities in darkness, including Dallas, Little Rock, Indianapolis, Cleveland and Buffalo.
