17 March
NIH pivots away from agency-directed science
US biomedical funding behemoth says the approach will boost innovation, but some researchers worry that under-studied areas of science will suffer.
How Trump 2.0 is reshaping science
Explore Nature’s coverage of the Trump administration and its impact on science globally.
11 March
Statistics reach a ‘crisis point’: nations struggle with a critical lack of data
Some researchers are sounding the alarm over the official data sets that track crucial aspects of life in the United States, Argentina, the United Kingdom and India.
9 March
How Congress can restore the independence of US science
Members must go beyond reinstating US government research spending and re-establish decentralized governance at the National Institutes of Health and other agencies.
27 February
White House stalls release of approved US science budgets
The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.
19 February
Biotech investor set to lead US National Science Foundation
If confirmed, Jim O’Neill would be the first non-scientist or non-engineer to lead the agency, which is a big funder of US basic research.
13 February
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
12 February
US repeals key ‘endangerment finding’ that climate change is a public threat
Overturning the 2009 decision will lead to billions of extra tonnes of greenhouse-gas emissions over the next three decades.
11 February
Trump team’s new rule could make firing government scientists easier
Although the government says the move will depoliticize US science, some researchers say it will do the opposite.
10 February
Dozens of researchers will move to France from US following high-profile bid to lure talent
Large proportion worked at Columbia University, which had its grants cut and frozen by the administration of US President Donald Trump.
6 February
US applications for prestigious European research grants surge
Rush for funds to relocate laboratories to Europe is latest sign of a US brain drain.