14 May
NIH staffing shortage could slash number of new grants issued this year
Some units at the US funding giant are so understaffed, they are focusing on mandated grant renewals rather than new awards.
How Trump 2.0 is reshaping science
Explore Nature’s coverage of the Trump administration and its impact on science globally.
8 May
World-leading climate centre takes Trump administration to court
Universities that run the National Center for Atmospheric Research want to keep it from being dismantled.
8 May
World’s largest forest research agency faces severe cutback by Trump administration
The US Forest Service has proposed closing some three-quarters of its research sites in a move that has provoked widespread fear and uncertainty.
8 May
Three mental-health claims from RFK’s wellness movement: what scientists say
The Make America Healthy Again movement asserts that over-prescription of drugs for mental-health conditions is rife in the United States.
5 May
NIH grant cuts disproportionately hit minority and female scientists
A survey reveals sharp divides in who bore the brunt of last year’s spree of grant cancellations by the Trump administration.
30 April
US lawmakers vote to reject Trump’s massive budget cuts — but call for substantial decreases
A draft bill would preserve NASA’s overall funding but downsize the National Science Foundation’s budget by 20%.
26 April
Entire NSF science advisory board fired by Trump administration
Members of the National Science Board, which the US Congress founded in 1950, were given no explanation for their termination.
23 April
Delays have kept new NSF grants to a trickle — that could be about to change
The National Science Foundation is finally ready to distribute a spate of new grants, but it is also preparing substantial cuts to areas such as the biological and social sciences.
21 April
US speeds up research into mind-altering drugs — including mysterious ‘ibogaine’
Some researchers are delighted by an executive order to streamline investigations of psychedelics, but warn that caution is needed.
17 April
US lawmakers intensify scrutiny of scientific-publishing practices
A congressional hearing covered the rise of paper mills and the costs of open-access publishing — but there was little agreement on what reform would entail.