The United States is late as a world scientific leader. Research funding has lagged behind for years, aggravated by the current staff and budgets of President Donald Trump.
These are the dark strengths of Second annual speech of the state of science Tuesday by Marcia McNutt, president of the National Academy of Sciences.
But the country can change course, she said, funding education, pursuing international collaborations and progressing national research strategies.
Despite its struck warnings, McNutt adopted a discreet approach to American research consuming chaos.