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As a diversity grant dies, young scientists fear it will haunt their careers

7:00am April 28, 2025

The Trump administration defunded the National Institute of Health's MOSAIC grant program, which launched the careers of scientists from diverse backgrounds.

Harvard sues Trump administration to stop a freeze of more than $2 billion in grants

1:09am April 22, 2025

Harvard University announced Monday that it has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration's demands to limit activism on campus.

Countries boost recruitment of American scientists amid cuts to scientific funding

5:30am March 29, 2025

American scientists have long worked abroad, but recruitment efforts are increasing due to cuts by the Trump administration.

Total Solar Eclipse Stretches Across North America From Mexico To Canada

Sen. Ted Cruz's list of 'woke' science includes self-driving cars and solar eclipses

7:48am February 13, 2025

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says the National Science Foundation has given money to thousands of "woke DEI" studies. Researchers say that's misrepresenting science and disparaging important research.

Entrance of The National Science Foundation (NSF) in Washington D.C., USA. NSF is a United States government agency.

National Science Foundation says it will unfreeze grant money after court order

12:20pm February 03, 2025

While NSF is still reviewing how its grants comply with Trump executive orders, it says it will continue to paying existing grants

Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies

4:50pm January 31, 2025

Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.

Exterior view of the main historic building (Building 1) of National Institutes of Health (NIH) inside Bethesda campus

National Institutes of Health cancel scientific meetings after Trump directives

1:40pm January 23, 2025

An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.

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Rat at the Columbus Circle Subway Station in New York City

A 'golden age' of rat research may be here. What the often unwanted companions can teach us about us

7:23am September 20, 2024

Rat and human lives have long intersected, but there's relatively little research about them. Thanks to advances in genomics and paleoarcheology, a lot more study may be on the horizon.

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Celebrating science that's off the beaten track

8:43am September 14, 2024

From pension fraud to plastic plants, this year's Ig Nobel prizes recognize science that can be lighthearted, surprising or unusual.

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Each person depicted in the poster wears a necklace of beads meant to represent DNA they share with others in the study.

If you donate DNA, what should scientists give in return? A 'pathbreaking' new model

7:12pm January 22, 2024

by Nurith Aizenman

That's how a prominent medical ethicist describes a researcher's innovative plan to share study results with participants in Kenya.