This US government shutdown is different: what it means for science
President Trump’s budget office lays out guidelines for mass lay-offs across the federal government.
How Trump 2.0 is reshaping science
Explore Nature’s coverage of the Trump administration and its impact on science globally.
NIH races to spend its 2025 grant money — but fewer projects win funding
Despite political obstacles, officials are on track to disburse all of the research funds allocated to US biomedical behemoth.
Trump’s $100K visa fee for foreign talent: how will it affect researchers?
The rollout of the H-1B visa change has sown confusion — and some fear it will be another ‘body blow’ for US science.
Exclusive: RFK Jr cancelled mRNA research — but the US military is still funding it
The Department of Defense is continuing to bankroll projects to develop vaccines against deadly pathogens.
Trump team backs an unproven drug for autism — but does it work?
Leucovorin would be available to only a minority of autistic people, and has not been tested for safety or effectiveness in a large trial. Some researchers are worried.
Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it?
During an announcement on Monday, the US president repeatedly advised people, ‘Don’t take Tylenol’, but scientists say that strong evidence between the medication and autism is lacking.
Hotly anticipated US vaccine meeting ends with confusion — and a few decisions
Vaccine advisers chosen by US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr vote to restrict one childhood vaccine, but delay their decision on another.
Harvard vs Trump: millions in grant money begin trickling back to scientists
A court ruling declared the Trump administration’s termination of the university’s research funding illegal.
Childhood vaccines up for review in the US: what’s at stake
Nature reviews the three shots under scrutiny by RFK Jr’s advisers and the data behind them.
Trump team disbands controversial US climate panel
A report by the panel downplays the ills of global warming and was key to White House efforts to revoke federal authority to regulate climate policies.