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.
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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.
16 April
‘Science needs defending’: record number of researchers run for office in US mid-terms
Many Democrats making the switch to politics are motivated by the Trump administration’s cuts to science — whereas energy and AI are a pull for some Republicans.
14 April
NSF awards record number of coveted PhD fellowships in surprise move
Quantum science and AI research are big winners just a year after the US funding giant slashed its Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards in half.
3 April
Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration
The 2027 budget proposal would curb federal payments for scientific publishing and reduce funding for many US institutions.
26 March
Trump’s new science advisers include 12 technology chiefs — and one academic
Sparse academic presence on the US President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology reflects a focus on technology and industry.
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.
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.